Biographical Data
Edwards, John Crispo Ingles Photo Credit: National Portrait Gallery

 

Title	Commodore (RCN)
Official Number	O-21910

 

Birth	05/07/1896	Death	31/12/1978
Place	Londonderry	Place	Sidney
Area	NS	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	CBE.
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
He was the Province of Ontario and Province of Nova Scotia Singles Tennis Champion.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1912. He served in the Royal Naval College of Canada (Second Term) 1912. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 25/01/1914). He served in HMCS Shearwater I for Training 1914. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/12/1916). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/12/1916). He served in H.M.S. Archer (Torpedo Boat Destroyer) 1917. He served with the Royal Navy for service in Q-Ships 1917. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 05/07/1918). He served in the Royal Naval College of Canada on Staff 1918. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 05/12/1918). He served in H.M.S. Dolphin (For command of submarines) 1919. In 1920 he served in HMS Calliope. He served in HMCS Festubert (In command) 1924. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 05/09/1926). He served in HMCS Champlain (In command) 1928. He served in HMCS Naden 1930. He served in NHQ as Assistant to Director of Naval Reserves 1931. He served in HMCS Stadacona as First Lieutenant 1934. He served in HMCS Naden as First Lieutenant 1936. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/12/1938). He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax as Commanding Officer 1939. He was appointed as a A/Captain RCN RCN 1941. He served in HMCS Prince Henry (In command) 1941. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1943). He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Commanding Officer Training Establishment and as Naval Officer-in-Charge Digby NS 1943. He served in HMCS Naden as Captain-in-Command RCN Barracks Esquimalt 1946. He was appointed as an A/Commodore RCN 1946. He served in HMCS Naden as Commodore-in-Command RCN Barracks Esquimalt 1946. He was appointed as a Commodore RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1949). (He was retired 11/10/1950). (He was qualified as a Physical and Recreational Training Officer.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features	Edwards Point (BC).

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992);
Last update
2015-09-27 00:00:00

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