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'''Philip Somerville''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Philip Somerville''', D.S.O.*, D.S.C.* (5 December, 1906 – 4 April, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 16 April, 1929. | |||
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Somerville was | Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 16 April, 1937. | ||
Somerville was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kingston|f=t}} in July 1939 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1941. He died when she was bombed in the dock at Valetta Harbour in April, 1942. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Alexis Cartwright|Philip A. Cartwright]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wren (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wren'']]'''<br>''c''. Apr, 1938{{NavAppts|Monday, April 4, 1938, Issue 47960, p.25}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Halford Selby|William H. Selby]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 7 April 2022
Commander Philip Somerville, D.S.O.*, D.S.C.* (5 December, 1906 – 4 April, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 April, 1929.
Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 16 April, 1937.
Somerville was appointed in command of the Template:UK-Kingston in July 1939 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1941. He died when she was bombed in the dock at Valetta Harbour in April, 1942.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip A. Cartwright |
Captain of H.M.S. Wren c. Apr, 1938[1] |
Succeeded by William H. Selby |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 4, 1938, Issue 47960, p.25.
