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Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 May, 1922, vice [[Fawcet Wray|Wray]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3626 no. 32695.  p. 3626.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>
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Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Royds]], and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
 
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Royds]], and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
  

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Admiral Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe, C.B., M.V.O., D.L., Royal Navy, Retired (25 March, 1872 – 26 October, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[1]

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]

On 12 February, 1912, Woollcombe was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) for serving as Navigator of the Medina,[3] and on 15 February he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[4]

Great War

Post-War

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 May, 1922, vice Wray.[5]

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 August, 1927, vice Royds, and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28580. p. 1048. 13 February, 1912.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1912. Issue 39823, col E, pg. 4.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral L. C. S. Woollcombe" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 27 October, 1951. Issue 52143, col F, pg. 8.

Service Records

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