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He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Queen (1902)|''Queen'']] on 1 May, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 375''c''.</ref> | He was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Queen (1902)|''Queen'']] on 1 May, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 375''c''.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Cornwall (1902)|''Cornwall'']] on 5 July, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 766.</ref> | ||
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/> | Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/> | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 10 May 2012
Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, C.B.E., Royal Navy (3 January, 1872 – 27 September, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.[1]
He was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[2]
He was appointed to command Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[3]
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.[1]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
