▁so ▁named ) ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁leading ▁vessel ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa , ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁HMS ▁Am ph ion ▁s ank ▁the ▁German ▁mine ▁layer , ▁ ▁SS ▁K ön igin ▁Lu ise , ▁pick ing ▁up ▁ 2 0 ▁German ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁successful ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁SS ▁K ön igin ▁Lu ise , ▁the ▁Am ph ion ▁set ▁off ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁mines ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁laid , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁struck ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ; ▁ 1 4 8 ▁men ▁were ▁lost , ▁including ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁P OW s , ▁and ▁Pay master ▁G edge . ▁▁▁ ▁HMS ▁Am ph ion ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁vessel ▁to ▁be ▁s unk ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁G edge ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁ ▁officer ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁instit uted ▁the ▁G edge ▁Medal , ▁the ▁first ▁medal ▁for ▁professional ▁mer it ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Account ant ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁G edge ▁was ▁further ▁comm emor ated ▁when ▁his ▁old ▁school ▁named ▁a ▁science ▁block ▁in ▁his ▁memory , ▁raising ▁a ▁fund ▁that ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁Fle et ▁Lord ▁J el lic oe .