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'''Colin George Walter Donald''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Colin George Walter Donald''', (7 July, 1904 – 23 May, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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==World War II==
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He died when his command, [[H.M.S. Vancouver (1917)|H.M.S. ''Vimy'']] was bombed by the Germans.
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Revision as of 14:19, 3 November 2021

Lieutenant-Commander Colin George Walter Donald, (7 July, 1904 – 23 May, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Donald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1927.[1]

Donald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1935.[2]

World War II

He died when his command, H.M.S. Vimy was bombed by the Germans.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ivo T. Clark
Captain of H.M.S. Vimy
8 Nov, 1939 – 23 May, 1940
Succeeded by
Richard G. K. Knowling

Footnotes