Posted by Robert Thompson on 11/14/99 from 212.229.58.245 via proxy finch-09.www-cache.demon.co.uk:
In Reply to: e. f. knight posted by Steve Roberts on November 14, 1999 at 16:29:13:
E. F. -------- Edward Frederick
born April 23rd 1852
died July 3rd 1925
This information comes from Ransome's own pen - the introduction to Knight's The Cruise of the Alerte. (Mariners Library edition)
If you're interested there are copies for sale at The Advanced Book Exchange
Not all of them have the Ransome introduction.
Robert