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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Chester, the son of newspaper proprietor F. Coplestone.<ref>Coplestone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/73.|}} f. 478.</ref> | |
| − | Coplestone was | + | Coplestone was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1904.<ref>Coplestone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/73.|}} f. 478.</ref> |
| − | Coplestone was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1912. | + | Coplestone was appointed to {{UK-Thames}}, which was then a depot ship at Portsmouth, for command of submarines on 1 February, 1905. The submarine (or submarines) in question would have likely been one of the Holland boats, an [["A" Class Submarine (1902)|"A" class coastal submarine]] or {{UK-B1}}. Coplestone, however, was retired as unfit on 4 October, 1906. |
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| + | Coplestone was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on the Retired List on 15 May, 1912.<ref>Coplestone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/73.|}} f. 478.</ref> | ||
On 15 July 1913, he was found unfit for the Air Service, owing to defective hearing. | On 15 July 1913, he was found unfit for the Air Service, owing to defective hearing. | ||
| − | Coplestone was appointed to {{UK-D2}} on 4 August, 1914 and died when she was lost off the German coast on 11 November. His death was understood only to have occurred between 25 November and 1 December, 1914, but the latter date was selected as the official one. | + | Coplestone was appointed to {{UK-D2}} on 4 August, 1914 and died when she was lost off the German coast on 11 November. His death was understood only to have occurred between 25 November and 1 December, 1914, but the latter date was selected as the official one.<ref>Coplestone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/73.|}} f. 478.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederick+Lewis+Coplestone Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederick+Lewis+Coplestone Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 5 March 2022
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Frederick Lewis Coplestone, (12 September, 1882 – 11 November, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Chester, the son of newspaper proprietor F. Coplestone.[1]
Coplestone was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1904.[2]
Coplestone was appointed to Thames, which was then a depot ship at Portsmouth, for command of submarines on 1 February, 1905. The submarine (or submarines) in question would have likely been one of the Holland boats, an "A" class coastal submarine or B 1. Coplestone, however, was retired as unfit on 4 October, 1906.
Coplestone was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on the Retired List on 15 May, 1912.[3]
On 15 July 1913, he was found unfit for the Air Service, owing to defective hearing.
Coplestone was appointed to D 2 on 4 August, 1914 and died when she was lost off the German coast on 11 November. His death was understood only to have occurred between 25 November and 1 December, 1914, but the latter date was selected as the official one.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward Altham |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 41 21 Jul, 1903[5] – Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Henry B. Taylor |
Footnotes
- ↑ Coplestone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/73. f. 478.
- ↑ Coplestone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/73. f. 478.
- ↑ Coplestone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/73. f. 478.
- ↑ Coplestone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/73. f. 478.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
