Edmund Francis Fitzgerald, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 3 Nov 1929 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Edmund Francis Fitzgerald, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Beverley (H 64) | Cdr. (retired) | Destroyer | Oct 1940 | 28 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Pozarica (4.261) | A/Capt. | Anti-Aircraft ship | 15 Feb 1941 | 10 Mar 1941 |
| HMS Caradoc (D 60) | A/Capt. | Light cruiser | 8 Jul 1943 | 1 Apr 1944 |
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Light cruiser HMS Caradoc (D 60)
16 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) is fumigated at Durban. The crew returned on board the following morning. (1)
18 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 18/19 August 1943, HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (1)
7 Sep 1943
During 7/8 September 1943, HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (2)
12 Oct 1943
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (3)
14 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (3)
24 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 24/25 October 1943, HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN), conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (3)
9 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 9/10 November 1943, HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN), conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (4)
25 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 25/26 January 1944, HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN), conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (4)
22 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) conducted gunnery training exercises off Durban. (5)
28 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) departed Durban for Colombo via Diego Suarez, Madagascar and Port Victoria, Seychelles. At Colombo she is to serve as accomodation ship. (5)
4 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) arrived at Diego Suarez. (6)
5 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) departed Diego Suarez for Port Victoria. (6)
6 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) arrived at Port Victoria. (6)
7 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) departed Port Victoria for Colombo. (6)
12 Mar 1944
HMS Caradoc (A/Capt. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) arrived at Colombo where she commenced service as accomodation ship in which role she still served when the war (with Japan) ended. (6)
Sources
- ADM 53/117128
- ADM 53/117129
- ADM 53/117130
- ADM 53/117131
- ADM 53/119086
- ADM 53/119087
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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