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| RCHL |
The Papers of Lord Randolph Churchill |
| RDCH |
The Papers of Randolph Churchill |
| RDER |
The Papers of Robert Ryder |
| RDSA |
The Papers of Lieutenant-Commander Ronald de Sausmarez |
| RDWD |
The Papers of John Redwood |
| REDW |
Papers of Admiral Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards |
| REND |
The Dilke-Crawford-Roskill Papers |
| RHJS |
The Papers of Robert Rhodes James |
| RICH |
The War of 1739 to 1748 |
| RIDL |
The Papers of Lord Ridley of Liddesdale |
| RIDS |
The Papers of Sir Julian Ridsdale |
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Papers of Admiral Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards
| Title |
Papers of Admiral Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards |
| Reference |
GBR/0014/REDW |
| Creator |
Edwards, Sir Ralph Alan Bevan, 1901-1963, Admiral |
| Covering Dates |
1938–1950 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 archive boxes |
| Repository |
Churchill Archives Centre |
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| Content and context |
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Edwards was born in 1901 and educated at Osborne and Dartmouth. He entered the Royal Navy in 1914 and served in the European War of 1914-18.
He was appointed successively Midshipman in 1917, Lieutenant in 1923, Commander in 1934, Captain in 1939, Rear-Admiral in 1948, Vice-Admiral in 1952, and Admiral in 1955.
He served in the Second World War of 1939-45 as Chief of Staff Eastern Fleet and Captain HMNZS Gambia. He later acted as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, 1948-50; Flag Officer Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet and Flag Officer (Air) Mediterranean, 1951-2; a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy, 1953-56; and Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Station and Allied Forces, Mediterranean, 1957.
He was made KCB in 1954. He died in February 1963.
Diaries and other papers
The papers were presented to Churchill College by Edwards' widow and son in June 1966.
The papers are owned by Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Access and Use
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The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill Archives Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. A prior appointment and two forms of identification are required. Please cite as: Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of Admiral Sir Ralph Edwards, REDW.
Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.
Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, Papers of Admiral Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, REDW
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| Further information |
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A copy of this finding aid and catalogue is available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London, and on the Janus website, http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk.
This collection (fonds) level description and catalogue was prepared by Andrew Riley, in October 2004. It was updated in May 2012 by Lynsey Darby. Information was obtained from "Who Was Who 1981-1990" (A and C Black).
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| Index Terms |
| Naval Personnel |
| Edwards, Sir Ralph Alan Bevan (1901-1963) Knight, Admiral |
| Churchill/REDW contains: |
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1
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Diaries.
1.5 boxes [8 vols]. |
1939–1945 |
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2
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Other material.
1.5 boxes [20 files]. |
1938–1950 |
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