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'''Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer''', R.N. (29 April, 1881 – 27 May, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Born in Roushaw Wood[illeg] Oxford[?].
  
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Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1903.<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref>
  
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Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911.<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref>
  
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Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the {{UK-Latona|f=t}} as first officer on 22 October, 1914.  The ship was paid off on 8 March 1915 and Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the {{UK-PrincessIrene|f=t}} on the following day.  He died when she exploded while being loaded with mines in the Medway Estuary on 27 May, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 102}}
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Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 17}}
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 6 April 2022

Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer, R.N. (29 April, 1881 – 27 May, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Roushaw Wood[illeg] Oxford[?].

Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]

Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.[2]

Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Latona as first officer on 22 October, 1914. The ship was paid off on 8 March 1915 and Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the minelayer Princess Irene on the following day. He died when she exploded while being loaded with mines in the Medway Estuary on 27 May, 1915.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles A. W. Wrightson
Captain of H.M.S. Woodcock
20 Jun, 1907[4] – 8 Jul, 1909[5]
Succeeded by
Michael H. Wilding
Preceded by
Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Thistle
29 Mar, 1912[6] – 22 Mar, 1914[7]
Succeeded by
George F. L. L. Page

Footnotes

  1. Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
  2. Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
  3. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 102.
  4. Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
  5. Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 385.
  7. Ship's Log.