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Commander Oswald William Ormsby, R.N. (11 November, 1876 – 21 November, 1913) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend G. A. Ormsby was born in Rainton, Durham.[1]
Ormsby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in September, 1897.[2]
Ormsby commanded T.B. 87 and the Loch Ryan T.B. Flotilla in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1903.[3] On 27 July 1903, T.B. 87 and T.B. 80 collided and Ormsby was faulted for a "great lack of judgement" in the affair and incurred the Admiralty's severe displeasure.[4]
Ormsby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[5]
Ormsby was appointed to Berwick of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron as executive officer on 16 May, 1911. He was still serving in this appointment when he died after an operation for a duodenal ulcer in Kingston Hospital, Jamaica.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 87 21 Jul, 1903[7] |
Succeeded by Aubrey Lambert |
| Preceded by George A. Ballard |
Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth 19 Jan, 1911[8] |
Succeeded by William F. Benwell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ Ormsby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/299. f. 302.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 292.
