Sir 'Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair' (
1865 -
1945) was
British admiral, who is known for leading a squadron of
light cruisers in the
Baltic to support independence of
Estonia on
1918[1]
Service biography
★ Joined
Royal Navy 1879
★ Commanding
Osborne Naval College 1905-1908
★
World War I 1914-1918
★
Battle of Jutland 1916
★ 3 Light Cruiser Sqn 1917-1920
★ Admiral-Superintendent of
Portsmouth Dockyard 1920-1922
★ Commanding First Battle Sqadron,
Atlantic Fleet 1922-1924
★ Commander-in-Chief,
China Station 1925-1926
★ Commander-in-Chief,
The Nore 1927-1930
★ Retired 1930
[2]
References
1. Queen, Estonians honour Britain's 'forgotten fleet'
2. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
See also
★
Estonian War of Independence
★
Englannin laivastotoimet Itämerllä 1918 - 1921