Edmund Rupert Drummond
| Edmund Rupert Drummond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1884 |
| Died | 9 September 1965 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Capetown New Zealand Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Vice-Admiral The Honourable Edmund Rupert Drummond CB MVO DL (8 May 1884 – 9 September 1965) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division.
Naval career
Born the son of James Drummond, 10th Viscount Strathallan,[1] and educated at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Drummond was promoted to lieutenant in 1906.[2] He served in World War I as second in command of the cruiser HMS Caroline from 1914 and then as an officer in the cruiser HMS Cardiff from 1917.[2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Capetown in 1927,[3] Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1930[4] and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief American and West Indies Station[5] before becoming Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division in 1935.[4] He served in World War II as Captain of the Dockyard at Portland from August 1939 and as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth from 1942 until September 1945 when he retired.[4]
In retirement he lived at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and was Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.[6]
Family
In 1910 he married Evelyn Frances Butler, daughter of James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde;[7] they had one son and two daughters.
References
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- 1 2 Who's Who 1928
- ↑ Royal Navy Warships
- 1 2 3 Senior Royal Navy Appointments
- ↑ Croft's Peerage
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 40814. p. 3732. 26 June 1956. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fischer Watson |
Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Division 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by Irvine Glennie |