Alastair Shand Cumming
Commander Alastair Shand Cumming, R.N., Retired (31 May, 1894 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His first name is misspelled in his Service Record.[1]
Life & Career
The son of John Arthur Cumming, Esq., a member of the Indian Civil Service.
He was promoted to Midshipman as he passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 January, 1912.[2] He was appointed to the battleship Colossus, and served in her through the Battle of Jutland, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority 15 December, 1915. He was admitted to Haslar Hospital to be treated for an ear condition in August, 1916. He was soon ordered to return to Colossus, but was sent back to Plymouth Hospital in a matter of weeks.[3]
On 1 March 1917, he was appointed to Dolphin for a two month submarine course, after which he was appointed to Maidstone to serve in her submarines. On 7 July, this was further specified: he was placed in K 5, on the books of H.M.S. Fearless. This lasted through late April, 1919, when he was appointed to Thames and for the two and a half month Periscope Course.[4]
Following treatment at Haslar for a nasal obstruction, Cumming was appointed in command of the submarine L 18 on 6 December, 1920.[5]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923. He passed a preliminary interpreter examination in French in 1924, and qualified as an interpreter in 1926.[6]
Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity of £1200 on 3 May, 1927.[7]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 May, 1934.[8]
World War II
Cumming received a total exemption from service, owing to his employment at Vickers-Armstrongs.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
Captain of H.M.S. H 28 3 Jul, 1919[10] – 20 Nov, 1920[11] |
Succeeded by William D. Stephens |
| Preceded by Anthony B. Lockhart |
Captain of H.M.S. L 18 6 Dec, 1920[12][13] – 24 Jun, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Allen |
| Preceded by Andrew L. Besant |
Captain of H.M.S. L 52 23 Sep, 1922[15] – 30 Apr, 1923[16] |
Succeeded by Frank D. Morris |
| Preceded by Lancelot V. Donne |
Captain of H.M.S. H 32 30 Apr, 1923[17] – 7 Sep, 1924[18] |
Succeeded by Gerald E. Colpoys |
| Preceded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. L 53 17 Jul, 1926[19] – 20 Nov, 1926[20] |
Succeeded by George A. W. Voelcker |
| Preceded by John D. A. Musters |
Captain of H.M.S. L 54 20 Nov, 1926[21] – 1 Apr, 1927[22] |
Succeeded by Rupert R. Devlin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Email from his son, Duncan Cumming, 20230411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
