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'''Geoffrey Howard Barnish''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''Geoffrey Howard Barnish''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Barnish was captain of the {{UK-Fairy|f=t}} on 31 May, 1918 when she rammed and fired upon {{DE-UC75}}, causing her loss.{{HardLying|p. 62}}
 
Barnish was captain of the {{UK-Fairy|f=t}} on 31 May, 1918 when she rammed and fired upon {{DE-UC75}}, causing her loss.{{HardLying|p. 62}}
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Garry|f=t}} on 25 July, 1918.<ref>''The Royal Navy'' (February, 1919), p. 799.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Garry|f=t}} on 25 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 799}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:07, 6 December 2014

Geoffrey Howard Barnish, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Barnish was captain of the destroyer Fairy on 31 May, 1918 when she rammed and fired upon UC 75, causing her loss.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Garry on 25 July, 1918.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry C. Birnie
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy
before 31 May, 1918[3]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward F. B. Law
Captain of H.M.S. Garry
25 Jul, 1918[4]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 799.
  3. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 799.