Charles Penrose Rushton Coode
Rear-Admiral Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (24 October, 1870 – 23 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 10 June, 1891, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 24 October, 1889.[1]
Coode was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[2]
He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Forward on 13 August, 1907.[3]
Coode was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[4]
Coode was appointed to the Blenheim on 1 February, 1914, as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
Coode was appointed as captain of Royal Oak on 12 January, 1921,[6] possibly ceding or taking command from Percival Henry Hall Thompson that month.[7]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26171. p. 3118. 12 June, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 January, 1914. Issue 40413, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 857.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045. 3 June, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral C. P. R. Coode" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 27 December, 1939. Issue 48497, col E, p. 4.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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