About Edwin Veale Underhill
Lived 1868 – 1928 (aged 59–60). Edwin Veale Underhill was a military personnel.
Admiral Edwin Veale Underhill, CB (27 March 1868 – 23 July 1928) was a Royal Navy officer.
In 1916, Underhill took command of the battleship HMS Temeraire, which saw action at the Battle of Jutland the same year, scoring hits against the crippled light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden and receiving no hit in return. For his part in the battle, Underhill was commended in Admiral Jellicoe's despatch and received the Russian Order of St Anne, 2nd Class (with Swords). He was appointed a CB in 1918.
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Who was Edwin Veale Underhill?
British Royal Navy officer
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Edwin Veale Underhill was born in 1868.
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Edwin Veale Underhill died in 1928.
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Edwin Veale Underhill was a military personnel.
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