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'''John David Sumner''' ( – 1 November, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CGunnerRN}} '''John David Sumner''', R.N. (22 October, 1873 – 1 November, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Sumner was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} on 8 January, 1900.
  
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Sumner was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Sunfish|f=t}} on 4 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 378}}
  
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He was appointed as Gunner in Command of the {{UK-TB96|f=t}} in December, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 401''b''}}  He was promoted to {{CGunnerRN}} on 8 January, 1915,{{NLOct15|p. 299}} but died when his T.B. 96 collided with M.F.A. ''Tringa'' in the Straits of Gibraltar on 1 November, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 151}}
 
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Sumner was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sunfish|f=t}} on 4 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 378}}
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He was appointed as Gunner in Command of the {{UK-TB96|f=t}} in December, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 401''b''}}  He was promoted to {{CGunnerRN}} on 8 January, 1915,{{NLOct15|p. 299}} but died when his T.B. 96 collided in the Straits of Gibraltar on 1 November, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 151}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+David+Sumner Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+David+Sumner Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Henry Kelsey|George H. Kelsey]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 83 (1889)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 83]]'''<br>1 Apr, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; Mar, 1912{{NLMar14|p. 402}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald William Godfrey Crabbe|Reginald W. G. Crabbe]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Henry Kelsey|George H. Kelsey]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 83 (1889)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 83]]'''<br>1 Apr, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; Mar, 1912{{NLMar14|p. 402}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald William Godfrey Crabbe|Reginald W. G. Crabbe]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Neville Gouldsmith|Arthur N. Gouldsmith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sunfish'']]'''<br>4 May, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 378}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Samuel Brown|George S. Brown]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Valentine David English|Valentine D. English]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sunfish (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sunfish'']]'''<br>4 May, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 378}} &ndash; 14 May, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Samuel Brown|George S. Brown]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Furnivall|Frederick Furnivall]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 88 (1894)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 88]]'''<br>14 May, 1914{{NLOct14|p. 402}} &ndash; late 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Ingham|William H. Ingham]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Furnivall|Frederick Furnivall]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 88 (1894)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 88]]'''<br>14 May, 1914{{NLOct14|p. 402}} &ndash; Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Ingham|William H. Ingham]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dewstowe|John Dewstowe]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 96 (1894)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 96]]'''<br>Dec, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; 1 Nov, 1915{{KindellROH2|p. 151}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dewstowe|John Dewstowe]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 96 (1894)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 96]]'''<br>Dec, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; 1 Nov, 1915{{KindellROH2|p. 151}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}}
 
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Revision as of 15:33, 19 April 2018

Chief Gunner John David Sumner, R.N. (22 October, 1873 – 1 November, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sumner was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 8 January, 1900.

Sumner was appointed in command of the destroyer Sunfish on 4 May, 1912.[1]

He was appointed as Gunner in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 96 in December, 1914.[2] He was promoted to Chief Gunner on 8 January, 1915,[3] but died when his T.B. 96 collided with M.F.A. Tringa in the Straits of Gibraltar on 1 November, 1915.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George H. Kelsey
Captain of H.M. T.B. 83
1 Apr, 1910[5] – Mar, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
Reginald W. G. Crabbe
Preceded by
Valentine D. English
Captain of H.M.S. Sunfish
4 May, 1912[7] – 14 May, 1914
Succeeded by
George S. Brown
Preceded by
Frederick Furnivall
Captain of H.M. T.B. 88
14 May, 1914[8] – Nov, 1914
Succeeded by
William H. Ingham
Preceded by
John Dewstowe
Captain of H.M. T.B. 96
Dec, 1914[9] – 1 Nov, 1915[10]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401b.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 299.
  4. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 151.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401a.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 402.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 378.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 402.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401a.
  10. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 151.