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| − | {{LieutRNR}} '''George Andrew Drummond''', ( – 19 October, 1918) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | {{LieutRNR}} '''George Andrew Drummond''', D.S.C. ( – 19 October, 1918) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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| − | + | On 15 December 1915 he was appointed for training in paddle sweepers. On 13 June 1916 he was appointed in command of the paddle sweeper [[H.M.S. Marmion II (1906)|''Marmion II'']]. | |
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| + | Drummond was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 13 October, 1917. | ||
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Drummond died with nine of his crew when his {{UK-Plumpton|f=t}} was mined on 19 October, 1918.{{HepperLosses|p. 142}} | Drummond died with nine of his crew when his {{UK-Plumpton|f=t}} was mined on 19 October, 1918.{{HepperLosses|p. 142}} | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 22 February 2021
Lieutenant R.N.R. George Andrew Drummond, D.S.C. ( – 19 October, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
On 15 December 1915 he was appointed for training in paddle sweepers. On 13 June 1916 he was appointed in command of the paddle sweeper Marmion II.
Drummond was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 13 October, 1917.
Drummond died with nine of his crew when his paddle minesweeper Plumpton was mined on 19 October, 1918.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Eglinton 16 Oct, 1916[2] |
Succeeded by Albert Goldsmith |
| Preceded by Albert Goldsmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Plumpton ? – 19 Oct, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 142.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393i.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 142.
