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Revision as of 09:33, 11 May 2014
Gordon Alston Coles ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Coles was appointed in command of the destroyer Boxer on 12 January, 1910.[1]
On 25 June, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Ambuscade.[2] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 273.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee |
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer 12 Jan, 1910 – ? |
Succeeded by George E. Casley |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade 25 Jun, 1913 – ? |
Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb |
