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Revision as of 15:07, 10 October 2017

Lieutenant R.N.R. Lawrence William Newbery-Boschetti (15 August, 1884 – 26 October, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He spoke some Spanish.

Life & Career

Newbery-Boschetti earned first-class certificates in gunnery and torpedoes in 1914 before the war started.

Newbery-Boschetti was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 3 January, 1910.[1]

Newbery-Boschetti was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 16 June, 1911.[2]

Newbery-Boschetti was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 16 June, 1913.[3]

Newbery-Boschetti died of an illness while in command of P32 on 26 October, 1918. It seems likely that this was influenza, as the boat suffered five other deaths to illness, many around this date.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George N. Gilbertson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 87
9 Apr, 1915[5][6] – 15 Mar, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Norman W. M. Kemp
Preceded by
Percy J. Helyar
Captain of H.M.S. Albacore
9 Mar, 1916[8][9] – 11 Apr, 1917[10]
Succeeded by
Gilbert H. Flavel
Preceded by
Guy K. Twiss
Captain of H.M.S. P32
26 May, 1917[11][12] – 26 Oct, 1918[13]
Succeeded by
George V. Sivewright

Footnotes

  1. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  2. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  3. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  4. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 368.
  5. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  7. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  8. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
  10. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  11. Newbery-Boschetti Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/44. f. 44.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
  13. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 368.