Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner
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Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sumner was appointed in command of the destroyer Velox on 8 February, 1910.[1]
On 29 October, 1912, Sumner was appointed in command of the destroyer Fury.[2]
Sumner commanded the destroyer Opal at the Battle of Jutland where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 389
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 320.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Velox 8 Feb, 1910 – ? |
Succeeded by John P. Gibbs |
| Preceded by Claude L. Cumberlege |
Captain of H.M.S. Fury 29 Oct, 1912 – ? |
Succeeded by Ernest R. Archer |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Opal 1945 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
