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Stancomb was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-1Ardent|f=t}} on 14 July, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 279.</ref> | Stancomb was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-1Ardent|f=t}} on 14 July, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 279.</ref> | ||
He was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB92|f=t}} on 17 September, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'', (April, 1910), p. 401''a''.</ref> | He was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB92|f=t}} on 17 September, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'', (April, 1910), p. 401''a''.</ref> | ||
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| + | Stancomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.{{NLOct18|p. 341}} | ||
On 30 July, 1915, Stancomb was appointed to the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}}, 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.{{NLDec18|p. 741. See also [[ Henry Edgar Grace]], from whom he took temporary command}} | On 30 July, 1915, Stancomb was appointed to the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}}, 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.{{NLDec18|p. 741. See also [[ Henry Edgar Grace]], from whom he took temporary command}} | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2014
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
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.
Bibliography
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