Wemyss , Edward William Elphinstone , 1866-1938 , Vice-Admiral

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Wemyss , Edward William Elphinstone , 1866-1938 , Vice-Admiral

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        Wemyss entered the Navy in 1879. He served in the Mediterranean from 1881 firstly in the SUPERB and then in the MONARCH, being present at the bombardment of Alexandria, 1882, and during the subsequent Egyptian campaign. In 1887 he was promoted to lieutenant and in 1888 joined the Training Squadron in the VOLAGE. He went to the POLYPHEMUS, Mediterranean Station, in 1889, becoming a commander at the end of that year. In 1891 he was appointed to the RALEIGH, flagship at the Cape of Good Hope, and was involved in the suppression of slavery off the east coast of Africa. Wemyss became a captain in 1906, serving from 1909 to 1911 on the Australian Station in the CAMBRIAN. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1917 and retired, becoming a vice-admiral in 1922.

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