Frederick Edward-Collins

Admiral Sir George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins (26 December 1883 – 17 February 1958) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy during the first half of the twentieth century.

Early life
Edward-Collins was born in Bodmin, Cornwall, the son of Edward Charles Edward-Collins, a local landowner. He was the younger brother of Charles Edward-Collins.

Naval career
Edward-Collins enrolled in the navy on 15 January 1898.

During the First World War, he served on HMS Superb and HMS Tiger. In the 1920s he commanded the light cruisers HMS Carysfort and HMS Comus, and the battlecruiser HMS Renown.

Edward-Collins was captain of HMS Renown from December 1930-March 1932.

He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet on 13 September 1935.

Awards and recognition
He was awarded the Order Odrodzenia Polski (4th class) in recognition of services to the Polish Navy.

He bcame Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 17 June 1939.

He was mentioned in dispatches in 1940.

He became Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1941.