Edmund Drummond (Royal Navy officer)

Edmund Drummond
Born 4 August 1841
Died 6 May 1911
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1855 - 1903
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Tenedos
East Indies Station

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.

Naval career

Born the son of Edmund Drummond, a career civil servant in British India,[1] Drummond joined the Royal Navy in 1855.[2] In 1867 he served as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir Hastings Yelverton.[3] Promoted to Captain in 1877, he took command of HMS Tenedos in 1884.[2] Then, promoted to Rear Admiral in 1892, he was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1895; he retired in 1903.[2]

He lived at Halesworth in Suffolk.[4]

Family

In 1872 he married Dora Naylor; they had one son and one daughter.[5]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir William Kennedy
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
18951898
Succeeded by
Sir Archibald Douglas