Allied Warship Commanders

Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, RN

Born  31 Mar 1901Kensington, England, U.K.
Died  4 Feb 1963(61)Liss, England, U.K.


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Ranks

15 Sep 1914 Cadet
15 May 1920 A/S.Lt.
15 Jan 1921 S.Lt.
15 Dec 1922 Lt.
15 Dec 1930 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1934 Cdr.
30 Jun 1939 Capt.
10 Jul 1948 Rear-Admiral
26 Jan 1952 Vice-Admiral
22 Apr 1955 Admiral

Retired: 15 May 1958


Decorations

2 Jun 1943 CBE
15 Aug 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
30 Oct 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
11 Jun 1946 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
8 Jun 1950 CB
1 Jan 1954 KCB

Warship Commands listed for Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMNZS Gambia (48)Capt.Light cruiser28 Apr 1945ca. Oct 45

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Light cruiser HMNZS Gambia (48)


25 Jun 1945
HMNZS Gambia (Capt. R.A.B. Edwards, CBE, RN) departed Sydney for exercises in the Jervis Bay area.

[As there is no log available of HMNZS Gambia for the month of June 1945 details for this month will be missing.] (1)

27 Jun 1945
HMNZS Gambia (Capt. R.A.B. Edwards, CBE, RN) returned to Sydney from exercises in the Jervis Bay area. (1)

Sources

  1. War diary Naval Base Sydney for June 1945


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