John Robert Auber Codrington

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Lieutenant-Commander John Robert Auber Codrington, R.N. (23 June, 1884 – 1 November, 1918) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]

Codrington was appointed in command of the submarine A 5 on 1 January, 1910.[2]

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.

Codrington died of pneumonia at Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth following a bout with the flu, on 1 November, 1918.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James C. Wahab
Captain of H.M.S. A 5
1 Jan, 1910[3] – 1 Aug, 1910
Succeeded by
Charles de Burgh
Preceded by
John C. Porte
Captain of H.M.S. C 38
1 Aug, 1910[4] – 4 Mar, 1913
Succeeded by
Rowland K. C. Pope
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. V 1
3 Mar, 1915 – 2 Aug, 1915
Succeeded by
Colin Mayers
Preceded by
Alfred M. Winser
Captain of H.M.S. H 3
2 Aug, 1915 – 1 Apr, 1916
Succeeded by
George E. Jenkinson
Preceded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
Captain of H.M.S. E 11
1 Apr, 1916 – 5 Mar, 1917
Succeeded by
Henry F. M. Peto
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. K 12
6 Jun, 1917 – 8 Jun, 1917
Succeeded by
John G. Bower
Preceded by
Ferdinand E. B. Feilman
Captain of H.M.S. K 14
8 Jun, 1917 – 14 Sep, 1917
Succeeded by
John B. Glencross
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. L 5
5 Feb, 1918 – 1 Oct, 1918
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Warburton

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 34.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
  4. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 5 Aug. 1910, p. 7.