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Captain (retired) Humphrey Maurice Robson (27 January, 1889 – 15 April, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Robson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1910.[1]

Robson was credited with the sinking, by ramming, of a U-boat on the night of 12 September, 1916 while in command of Spitfire, but no known U-boat loss corresponds to this claim. He was invested with a D.S.O. for this supposed success, however, on 6 December, 1916.

On 31 December, 1917, Captain (D) Hugh Justin Tweedie of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla directed that Robson go to hospital and that he not be considered fit for destroyers "for a considerable time", preferring that he serve in a large ship, as he was considered too young to command a destroyer. This is odd, as at age 28 Robson was not younger than many other destroyer commanders.

Robson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1918.[2]

Robson was appointed in command of the destroyer Tilbury on 20 August, 1918.[3]

Robson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[4]

Robson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 11 February, 1935.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Guy P. Bowles 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 053
12 Jan, 1911[6][7] – 10 Apr, 1911[8] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur L. Harrison 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 113
Aug, 1911[9] – 10 Nov, 1911[10] 		Succeeded by
Humphrey M. Robson
Preceded by
Humphrey M. Robson 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 113
13 Dec, 1911[11][12] – Jan, 1913[13] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey C. Thursfield
Preceded by
Arthur G. Onslow 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 23
5 Jun, 1915[14] – 8 Sep, 1915[15] 		Succeeded by
Frederick C. Bradley
Preceded by
Ralph W. H. Roberts 		Captain of H.M.S. Waveney
9 Sep, 1915[16][17] – 6 Jun, 1916[18] 		Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Nonpareil
6 Jun, 1916[19] – Jun, 1916[20] 		Succeeded by
Ernald G. H. Master
Preceded by
Ernald G. H. Master 		Captain of H.M.S. Contest
Jun, 1916[21] – 25 Jul, 1916[22] 		Succeeded by
Harold O. Joyce
Preceded by
Clarence W. E. Trelawny 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
25 Jul, 1916[23][24] – 8 Dec, 1916[25] 		Succeeded by
Edward R. M. Geake
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Osiris
8 Dec, 1916[26][27] – 3 Jan, 1918[28] 		Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
Reginald Nash 		Captain of H.M.S. Nereus
1 Apr, 1918[29] – 20 Aug, 1918[30] 		Succeeded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury
20 Aug, 1918[31][32] – 12 Jul, 1920[33] 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell
Preceded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen 		Captain of H.M.S. Tumult
12 Jul, 1920[34] – 27 Sep, 1920[35] 		Succeeded by
Richard Harter
Preceded by
Hubert E. Dannreuther 		Captain of H.M.S. Eagle
13 Jul, 1931[36] – 23 Aug, 1931[37] 		Succeeded by
Lionel V. Wells

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  2. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
  4. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  5. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  6. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 401a.
  8. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  9. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  10. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  11. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  13. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  14. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  15. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  16. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399h.
  18. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  19. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  20. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  21. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  22. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  23. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
  25. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  26. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
  28. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  29. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  30. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  31. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
  33. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  34. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  35. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  36. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
  37. ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.

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