Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce
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Captain Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce, (23 November, 1849 – 3 February, 1901) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Galatea, coastguard ship at Hull, in April 1900.
Death & Burial
He was discharged from Galatea at Spithead into Haslar Naval Hospital, when his ship arrived to join the fleet assembling to mark the funeral of Queen Victoria, but died, of pneumonia, on 3 February 1901,[1] and was buried with naval honours in Haslar Naval Cemetery in Gosport.[2]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward G. F. Law |
Captain of H.M.S. Firefly 14 Apr, 1885[3] |
Succeeded by George H. Cherry |
| Preceded by The Hon. Richard Bingham |
Captain of H.M.S. Indefatigable 24 Jul, 1895[4] |
Succeeded by Horatio N. Dudding |
| Preceded by Frederick Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Naiad 8 Jul, 1896[5] |
Succeeded by Reginald R. Neeld |
| Preceded by Richard W. White |
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea 27 Apr, 1900[6] |
Succeeded by Robert S. D. Cuming |
Footnotes
- ↑ Portsmouth Evening News (Monday, 4 February 1901), p. 6.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157339182/robert-dalrymple_barwick-bruce#
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 258.
