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Revision as of 13:12, 13 April 2017
Arthur Milward Stancomb ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stancomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Stancomb was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Ardent on 14 July, 1906.[2]
He was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 17 September, 1908.[3]
Stancomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[4]
On 30 July, 1915, Stancomb was appointed to the light cruiser Birkenhead, at some point becoming her commander as Acting Captain for a temporary span commencing after May 1918 (likely 21 September) and ending in mid-December, 1918.[5]
On 1 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blake.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Morris E. Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 14 Jul, 1906[7] |
Succeeded by Herbert M. Denny |
| Preceded by Neston W. Diggle |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92 17 Sep, 1908[8] – 1910 |
Succeeded by Hardinge L. Shephard |
| Preceded by Evelyn L. B. Boothby |
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe 24 Feb, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by Malcolm K. de M. Burgess |
| Preceded by Henry E. Grace |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead 21 Sep, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Graham R. L. Edwards |
| Preceded by George W. McO. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Blake 1 Mar, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by Lawrence L. Dundas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741. See also Henry Edgar Grace, from whom he took temporary command.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 734.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 734.
