John Robert Auber Codrington

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Lieutenant-Commander John Robert Auber Codrington, R.N. (23 June, 1884 – 1 November, 1918) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]

Codrington was appointed in command of the submarine A 5 on 1 January, 1910.[2]

Codrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.

Codrington died of pneumonia at Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth following a bout with the flu, on 1 November, 1918.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James C. Wahab
Captain of H.M.S. A 5
1 Jan, 1910[3] – 1 Aug, 1910
Succeeded by
Charles de Burgh
Preceded by
John C. Porte
Captain of H.M.S. C 38
1 Aug, 1910 – 4 Mar, 1913
Succeeded by
Rowland K. C. Pope
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. V 1
3 Mar, 1915 – 2 Aug, 1915
Succeeded by
Basil N. Downie
Preceded by
Alfred M. Winser
Captain of H.M.S. H 3
2 Aug, 1915 – 1 Apr, 1916
Succeeded by
George E. Jenkinson
Preceded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
Captain of H.M.S. E 11
1 Apr, 1916 – 5 Mar, 1917
Succeeded by
Henry F. M. Peto
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. K 12
6 Jun, 1917 – 8 Jun, 1917
Succeeded by
John G. Bower
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. K 14
8 Jun, 1917 – 14 Sep, 1917
Succeeded by
John B. Glencross
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. L 5
5 Feb, 1918 – 1 Oct, 1918
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Warburton

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 34.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.