Admiral Sir Edmund Samuel Poë (11 September 1849 – 1 April 1921) was a
Royal Navy
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officer who went on to be
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies station.
Naval career
Educated at the
Burney's Royal Naval Academy,
Gosport, Poë joined the
Royal Navy
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in 1862.
[Medals]
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He was made Naval Advisor to the Inspector-General of Fortifications in 1889 and Commander of the
Training Squadron in 1897.
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Promoted to Commodore 2nd Class by 1899 he commanded the ]Cruiser Squadron
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until 1900. In September 1901 he was promoted to Rear-Admiral
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. He went on to be Second in command of the Home Fleet in 1903 and Rear-Admiral Commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron in 1904.[ He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1905, ]Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
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in 1907 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1910.[ Finally was appointed First and Principal Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1912 and retired in 1914.][
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Family
In 1877 he married Frances Catherine Sheil.Family Search
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1849 births
1921 deaths
Royal Navy admirals
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath