1 4 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁ ▁officer ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁when ▁HMS ▁Am ph ion ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁mine . ▁ ▁HMS ▁Am ph ion ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁vessel ▁to ▁be ▁s unk ▁during ▁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 . ▁He ▁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 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Joseph ▁The odore ▁G edge ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Edmund ▁G edge . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁School , ▁Le ather head , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁▁ ▁G edge ▁served ▁on ▁several ▁ships ▁during ▁his ▁career ▁including , ▁iron ically , ▁the ▁fourth ▁British ▁vessel ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Am ph ion ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Pay master . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁HMS ▁Br illiant ▁when ▁that ▁vessel ▁assist ed ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁to ▁protect ▁foreign ▁national s ▁during ▁a ▁revolution ▁in ▁Spanish ▁H ond uras . ▁ ▁G edge ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁HMS ▁Am ph ion ▁( the ▁fifth ▁British ▁naval ▁vessel ▁to ▁be