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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | The son of Baronet Major Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes of the North Staffordshire Regiment. | + | The son of Baronet Major Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes of the North Staffordshire Regiment, Borrowes passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May 1910.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> |
| − | Borrowes was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | + | Following some time in {{UK-Collingwood|f=p}}, {{UK-Defence}} and {{UK-Indomitable}}, Borrowes was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> |
| − | Borrowes was appointed to | + | Following brief stints in {{UK-Wear}} and {{UK-Vigilant}}, Borrowes was appointed to {{UK-Dolphin}} for submarine instruction on 23 May 1914. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1914 and completed his training as the war began. He was appointed to {{UK-E8}} on 25 September, but was transferred to {{UK-C31}} on 14 November, 1914. Borrowes died when {{UK-C31}} was lost to an unknown cause off the Belgian coast in early January, 1915.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> |
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| − | Borrowes died when {{UK-C31}} was lost to an unknown cause off the Belgian coast in early January, 1915. | + | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 12 April 2023
Lieutenant Walter Borrowes, R.N. (22 September, 1892 – c. 4 January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Baronet Major Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes of the North Staffordshire Regiment, Borrowes passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May 1910.[1]
Following some time in H.M.S. Collingwood, Defence and Indomitable, Borrowes was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 30 June, 1913.[2]
Following brief stints in Wear and Vigilant, Borrowes was appointed to Dolphin for submarine instruction on 23 May 1914. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1914 and completed his training as the war began. He was appointed to E 8 on 25 September, but was transferred to C 31 on 14 November, 1914. Borrowes died when C 31 was lost to an unknown cause off the Belgian coast in early January, 1915.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Borrowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Borrowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Borrowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/23. f. 23.
