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{{LCommRN}} '''Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer''' ( – 27 May, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer''', R.N. (29 April, 1881 – 27 May, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Roushaw Wood[illeg] Oxford[?]. | |||
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{ | Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1903.<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref> | ||
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{ | Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911.<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref> | ||
Cottrell-Dormer was | Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the {{UK-Latona|f=t}} as first officer on 22 October, 1914. The ship was paid off on 8 March 1915 and Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the {{UK-PrincessIrene|f=t}} on the following day. He died when she exploded while being loaded with mines in the Medway Estuary on 27 May, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 102}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Humphrey+Randle+Upton+Cottrell-Dormer Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Humphrey+Randle+Upton+Cottrell-Dormer Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Morshead Buchanan Baillie-Hamilton|Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thistle (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thistle'']]'''<br>29 Mar, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 385}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|Charles A. W. Wrightson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Woodcock (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Woodcock'']]'''<br>20 Jun, 1907<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref> – 8 Jul, 1909<ref>Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/53.|}} f. 53.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Henley Wilding|Michael H. Wilding]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Morshead Buchanan Baillie-Hamilton|Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thistle (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thistle'']]'''<br>29 Mar, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 385}} – 22 Mar, 1914<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-19-HMS_Thistle.htm Ship's Log].</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Francis Lyon Labouverie Page|George F. L. L. Page]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer, R.N. (29 April, 1881 – 27 May, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Roushaw Wood[illeg] Oxford[?].
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.[2]
Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Latona as first officer on 22 October, 1914. The ship was paid off on 8 March 1915 and Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the minelayer Princess Irene on the following day. He died when she exploded while being loaded with mines in the Medway Estuary on 27 May, 1915.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles A. W. Wrightson |
Captain of H.M.S. Woodcock 20 Jun, 1907[4] – 8 Jul, 1909[5] |
Succeeded by Michael H. Wilding |
| Preceded by Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Thistle 29 Mar, 1912[6] – 22 Mar, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by George F. L. L. Page |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 102.
- ↑ Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Cottrell-Dormer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
