Humphrey Maurice Robson

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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]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur L. Harrison
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113
13 Dec, 1911[7]
Succeeded by
Aubrey C. Thursfield
Preceded by
Ralph W. H. Roberts
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney
9 Sep, 1915[8]
Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
Clarence W. E. Trelawny
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
25 Jul, 1916[9] – 8 Dec, 1916
Succeeded by
Edward R. M. Geake
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Osiris
8 Dec, 1916[10] – 3 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury
20 Aug, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell

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. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 401a.
  7. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399h.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.

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