Difference between revisions of "Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Convert to {{CatPerson|UK|1872|1951}} footer)
(Converting Royal Navy rank categories to template formats)
Line 44: Line 44:
 
[[Category:Commodores, Chatham Royal Naval Barracks]]
 
[[Category:Commodores, Chatham Royal Naval Barracks]]
 
[[Category:Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]]
 
[[Category:Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]]
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals]]
+
{{CatAdmiral|UK}}

Revision as of 10:41, 24 August 2012

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 confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant dated 14 November, 1891.[1]

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[2]

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[3]

On 12 February, 1912, Woollcombe was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) for serving as Navigator of the Medina,[4] and on 15 February he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[5]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Boadicea on 5 July, 1913.[6]

Great War

Post-War

Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 May, 1922, vice Wray.[7]

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.[8]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26366. p. 412. 24 January, 1893.
  2. London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. London Gazette: no. 28580. p. 1048. 13 February, 1912.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1912. Issue 39823, col E, pg. 4.
  6. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392l.
  7. London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  8. 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


Naval Appointments
Template:CatAdmiral