Difference between revisions of "James William Combe"

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Captain James William Combe, C.M.G., R.N., Retired (29 November, 1854 – 31 July, 1921) served in the Royal Navy.

Combe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 February, 1880.

Appointed in command of Waterwitch on 12 June, 1894.

Combe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896 and re-appointed in command of Waterwitch.

Appointed in command of Triton on 22 March, 1898. He gave up command to Captain George E. Richards on 1 February, 1899.

Combe was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1903.

Combe was appointed a C.M.G. for "excellent survey work done by him in the port of Rosyth and Firth of Forth", gazetted 1 January, 1918.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Waterwitch 12 Jun, 1894 – 21 Apr, 1897	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by George Pirie	Captain of H.M.S. Triton 22 Mar, 1898 – 1 Feb, 1899	Succeeded by George E. Richards
Preceded by Arthur M. Field	Captain of H.M.S. Penguin 1 Feb, 1899^[1] – 1902	Succeeded by Willoughby P. Dawson

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Waterwitch (1878)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Waterwitch'']]'''<br>12 Jun, 1894 &ndash; 21 Apr, 1897|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Triton (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Triton'']]'''<br>22 Mar, 1898 &ndash; 1 Feb, 1899|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Edward Richards|George E. Richards]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Pirie|George Pirie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Triton (1882)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Triton'']]'''<br>22 Mar, 1898 &ndash; 1 Feb, 1899|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Edward Richards|George E. Richards]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Mostyn Field|Arthur M. Field]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Penguin (1876)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Penguin'']]'''<br>1 Feb, 1899{{NLMay02|p. 290}} &ndash; 1902|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Willoughby Pudsey Dawson|Willoughby P. Dawson]]'''}}
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