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| − | {{LieutRN}} '''Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce''', R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} '''Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce''', R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His name is recorded as "Woollcombe-Boyce" in one Service Record, but is apparently corrected. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| + | Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
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Woollcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLJan15|p. 77''c''}} | Woollcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLJan15|p. 77''c''}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | + | * [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+196+Harold+Courtenay+Boyce Service Records] | |
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Revision as of 15:38, 14 November 2021
Lieutenant Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce, R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His name is recorded as "Woollcombe-Boyce" in one Service Record, but is apparently corrected.
Life & Career
Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.[1]
Woollcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Fawn on 29 July, 1914.[3]
He died when Ghurka was mined and sunk in the Channel.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 29 Jul, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by George N. Gilbertson |
| Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka 6 Mar, 1916[6] – 8 Feb, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 77c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 316.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 318-9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 319.
