Charles Edmonds first served in the Royal Navy and was a naval aviator during the First World War, taking part in the Cuxhaven Raid in December 1914; and while serving in the Gallipoli Campaign he was the first man to sink an enemy ship from an aircraft, using a torpedo.
12 Facts About Charles Edmonds
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Charles Edmonds served in the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps until 1 July 1914, when it became the Royal Naval Air Service.
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In late 1914 Charles Edmonds took part in the Cuxhaven Raid.
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Charles Edmonds was promoted to wing commander on 31 December 1917.
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Charles Edmonds was one of the first instructors at the Staff College, which was opened under the command of Air Commodore Robert Brooke-Popham.
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On 4 May 1925 Charles Edmonds was appointed Officer Commanding, Armament and Gunnery School, serving until 7 March 1927 when he was temporarily posted to the RAF Depot at Uxbridge, before being seconded for duty as the RAF Member of the British Naval Mission to Greece, serving there from 15 March 1927 until 15 March 1929.
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Charles Edmonds served as Officer Commanding, No 21 Group from 7 August 1931, and on 1 February 1932 was posted to the Headquarters of No 1 Air Defence Group, and attached to the Air Ministry.
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Charles Edmonds came third in the Gordon Shephard Memorial Essay competition.
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Charles Edmonds then served the Directorate of Personal Services until 1 February 1938, when he transferred to the Deputy Directorate of Plans.
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On 27 November 1939 Charles Edmonds was appointed Senior Maintenance Staff Officer at the Headquarters of RAF Maintenance Command, and was promoted to the temporary rank of air commodore on 1 June 1941.
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Charles Edmonds retired from the RAF, retaining the rank of air vice-marshal, on 3 October 1945.
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On 5 April 1917 Charles Edmonds married Lorna Karim Chadwick Osborn, the daughter of Colonel Osborn, Royal Artillery, at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Paddington.