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Revision as of 22:24, 13 May 2014

Arthur Walter Forbes, D.S.O., ( – 6 March, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 5 April, 1917, Forbes was captain of the submarine C 7 and he sank UC 68 in a night attack near the Schouwen Bank.[1][2]

On 6 March, 1918, he was killed when his new command, submarine H 5 was rammed by the S.S. Rutherglen in Carnarvon Bay.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George F. Bradshaw
Captain of H.M.S. C 7
5 Apr, 1917[4] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cromwell H. Varley
Captain of H.M.S. H 5
6 Mar, 1918[5] – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  3. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 7.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 7.