Hugh Francis Wyldbore Wyldbore-Smith

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Captain (retired) Hugh Francis Wyldbore Wyldbore-Smith, R.N. (15 February, 1869 – 8 May, 1919) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wyldbore-Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892.

Wyldbore-Smith was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1904.[1]

He was appointed in command of the Patrol on 25 February, 1908.[2]

He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with the rank of Captain on 20 April, 1917.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles Chadwick
Captain of H.M.S. Onyx
17 Jun, 1903[3] – 22 Oct, 1904
Succeeded by
Adrian St. Vincent Keyes
Preceded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller
Captain of H.M.S. Patrol
25 Feb, 1908[4] – 14 Aug, 1909
Succeeded by
Francis M. Leake
Preceded by
Francis M. Leake
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla
14 Aug, 1909[5] – 21 Apr, 1910
Succeeded by
John Luce
Preceded by
Harold Christian
Captain of H.M.S. Sappho
21 Apr, 1910[6] – 13 Dec, 1911
Succeeded by
Richard Webb

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 1959.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 353.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 351.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 353.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 325.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 372.