John Edelsten
Sir John Edelsten | |
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| File:John Edelsten (1953).jpg John Edelsten (1953) | |
| Born | 12 May 1891[1] Enfield, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 10 February 1966[1] Liphook, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | 1st Battle Squadron 4th Cruiser Squadron Mediterranean Fleet Portsmouth Command |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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Admiral Sir John Hereward Edelsten GCB GCVO CBE (12 May 1891 – 10 February 1966) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.[2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Edelsten was born 12 May 1891 in Enfield, Middlesex, England the third son to John Jackson Edelsten and Jessica Gooding.[3] John Jackson Edelsten owned a tea broker business.[4]
Naval career
[edit | edit source]Edelsten joined the Royal Navy in 1908.[5] He served in World War I and then became Deputy Director of Plans in 1938.[5]
He also served in World War II initially as Senior Naval Officer during operations against Italian Somaliland before becoming chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station in 1941.[5] He was made Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U-boat Warfare and Trade) in 1942 and Rear Admiral (Destroyers) for the British Pacific Fleet in 1945.[5]
After the War he commanded 1st Battle Squadron and then 4th Cruiser Squadron before becoming Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1947.[5] He was made Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1950; this post was dual hatted from 1952 as NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean.[5]
In this capacity he conducted a two-day visit to Israel. His last post was as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and NATO Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Channel Command in 1952; he retired in 1954.[5]
He was also First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen from 1953 to 1954.[6]
Edelsten was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1953 Coronation Honours.[6]
Family
[edit | edit source]On 14 December 1926, Edelsten married Frances Anne Hoile Masefield at the Holy Trinity Church in London.[7] Frances was born 14 October 1900 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland to Henry Valentine Masefield and Caroline Gordon.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Sir John Hereward Edelsten Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, kcl.ac.uk; accessed 8 April 2016.
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- ^ a b Ancestry.com. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- 1891 births
- 1966 deaths
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Navy officers of World War I
- Royal Navy admirals of World War II
- Lords of the Admiralty
- Admiralty personnel of World War II
- People from Enfield, London
- Military personnel from the London Borough of Enfield