Edmund Jeffreys

Edmund Jeffreys
Born (1846-10-01)1 October 1846
Died 19 March 1925(1925-03-19) (aged 78)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Mercury
HMS Hood
HMS Excellent
Coast of Ireland Station
Awards Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Edmund Frederick Jeffreys CVO (1 October 1846 – 19 March 1925) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.

Naval career

Jeffreys became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Mercury in July 1888 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Hood in June 1893.[1] He went on to be commanding officer of the Gunnery School HMS Excellent in November 1895, Director of Naval Ordnance at the Admiralty in August 1897 and Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in February 1901 before he retired in January 1904.[2]

References

  1. "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Atwell Lake
Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station
1901–1904
Succeeded by
Angus MacLeod
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