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Osburn was appointed in command of the {{UK-Flirt|f=t}} on 16 October, 1901.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, October 12, 1901.  Issue '''36584''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
 
Osburn was appointed in command of the {{UK-Flirt|f=t}} on 16 October, 1901.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, October 12, 1901.  Issue '''36584''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sentinel|f=t}} on 14 August, 1914.{{NLNov14|p. 380}}
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-PrinceRupert|f=t}} on 16 May, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 885}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-PrinceRupert|f=t}} on 16 May, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 885}}

Revision as of 10:13, 24 March 2014

Henry Willcox Osburn ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Osburn was appointed in command of the destroyer Flirt on 16 October, 1901.[1]

He was appointed in command of the submarine Sentinel on 14 August, 1914.[2]

He was appointed in command of the monitor Prince Rupert on 16 May, 1917.[3]

On 22 April, 1919, Osburn was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birkenhead.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, October 12, 1901. Issue 36584, col D, p. 10.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 380.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885.
  4. The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 740.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments