Edmund Drummond (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Edmund Charles Drummond (4 August 1841 – 6 May 1911) was a Royal Navy
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
.
, a career civil servant in British India, Drummond joined the Royal Navy
in 1855. In 1867 he served as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir Hastings Yelverton
. Promoted to Captain
in 1877, he took command of HMS Tenedos in 1884. Then, promoted to Rear Admiral in 1892, he was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
in 1895; he retired in 1903.
He lived at Halesworth
in Suffolk
.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
East Indies Station
The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station...
.
Naval career
Born the son of Edmund DrummondEdmund Drummond
Edmund Drummond was a British civil servant in India.He was the third son of James Drummond, 6th Viscount Strathallan and the brother of William Drummond, 7th Viscount Strathallan....
, a career civil servant in British India, Drummond joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1855. In 1867 he served as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir Hastings Yelverton
Hastings Yelverton
Admiral Sir Hastings Reginald Yelverton, GCB, born Hastings Reginald Henry , was a British naval officer of the 19th century...
. Promoted to Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in 1877, he took command of HMS Tenedos in 1884. Then, promoted to Rear Admiral in 1892, he was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
East Indies Station
The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station...
in 1895; he retired in 1903.
He lived at Halesworth
Halesworth
Halesworth is a small market town in the northeastern corner of Suffolk, England. It is located south west of Lowestoft, and straddles the River Blyth, 9 miles upstream from Southwold. The town is served by Halesworth railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.