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Revision as of 21:07, 5 June 2017

Lieutenant Arthur Walter Forbes, D.S.O., (5 May, 1892 – 2 March, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 5 April, 1917, Forbes was captain of the submarine C 7 and he sank UC 68 in a night attack near the Schouwen Bank.[1][2]

On 2 March, 1918, he was killed when his new command, submarine H 5 was sunk in error.[3]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George F. Bradshaw
Captain of H.M.S. C 7
29 Aug, 1916 – 27 Jun, 1917
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cromwell H. Varley
Captain of H.M.S. H 5
27 Jun, 1917[4][Inference] – 2 Mar, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  3. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 467-8.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399d.
  5. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 467.

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