Henry Ronald Gordon-Cumming
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Commander (retired) Henry Ronald Gordon-Cumming (26 May, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of William H. Gordon-Cumming, Esq., a gentleman.
Gordon-Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1915.[1]
Gordon-Cumming was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 20 on 19 September, 1918.[2]
He was appointed to the destroyer Scythe on 6 February, 1919.[3]
Gordon-Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.
Gordon-Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 26 May, 1936.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry E. Dale |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 20 19 Sep, 1918[4] – 6 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Thomas E. Coombs |
Captain of H.M.S. Gainsborough 10 Jul, 1924 – 21 Aug, 1924 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 955.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 955.
