Rupert Egerton Lubbock

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Captain (retired) Rupert Egerton Lubbock, (7 May, 1886 – 8 May, 1943) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of banker H. [illeg] Lubbock was born in Belgrave Square, London.[1]

Lubbock was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1907.[2]

Lubbock was appointed to Emperor of India on 15 October, 1914 and served in her through 4 July, 1919, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1915.[3]

Lubbock was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[4]

In 1925, he was faulted in the loss of an anchor and cable from Godetia.[5]

Lubbock was promoted to the rank of Captain on 7 May, 1931.[6]

In 1938, he was granted permission to reside in Gold Coast Colony.[7]

World War II

Lubbock commanded a yacht, SONA[?] and two other small vessels early in the war.

He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 27 October, 1942, Lubbock would die some seven months later.[8]

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis W. D. Twigg
Captain of H.M.S. Godetia
30 Apr, 1925[9] – 31 May, 1927[10]
Succeeded by
Philip W. S. King

Footnotes

  1. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  2. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  3. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  4. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  5. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  6. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  7. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  8. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
  10. Lubbock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/120. f. 230.