Difference between revisions of "Arthur Erskine Gurney Coombs"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| + | Born in Kensington, the son of R. S. G. Coombs, Esq..<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/189.|}} f. 191.</ref> | ||
| − | Coombs was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 July, 1907. | + | Coombs was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 July, 1907.<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/189.|}} f. 191.</ref> |
| − | Coombs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in April, 1909. | + | Coombs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in April, 1909.<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/189.|}} f. 191.</ref> |
| − | Coombs was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} for navigating duties on 19 February 1914 and died when she was torpedoed and lost on 15 October. | + | Coombs was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} for navigating duties on 19 February 1914 and died when she was torpedoed and lost on 15 October.<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/189.|}} f. 191.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:18, 25 April 2023
Lieutenant Arthur Erskine Gurney Coombs, R.N. (3 February, 1888 – 15 October, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Kensington, the son of R. S. G. Coombs, Esq..[1]
Coombs was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 30 July, 1907.[2]
Coombs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1909.[3]
Coombs was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Hawke for navigating duties on 19 February 1914 and died when she was torpedoed and lost on 15 October.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
