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− | {{LieutRN}} '''Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce''' ( – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} '''Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce''', R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His name is recorded as "Woollcombe-Boyce" in one Service Record, but is apparently corrected. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | |
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+ | Woolcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLJan15|p. 77''c''}} He was sent to hospital in Batavia that year, seriously ill with pneumonia.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 1 June 1910 with neuritis. He was declared fit on 5 August.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
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+ | On 28 January, 1911 he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with gonorrhea and rheumatism. He was not declared fit until 27 January, 1912.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fawn|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 316}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fawn|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 316}} | ||
− | + | Blamed for a collision between ''Fawn'' and a steamship on 7 December 1914, | |
+ | Woolcombe-Boyce would redeem himself when the Admiralty noted with approval his efficient command in the action that culminated in the destruction of {{DE-U8}} on 4 May, 1915.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
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+ | Woolcombe-Boyce died when {{UK-Ghurka}} was mined and sunk in the Channel on 8 February, 1917.{{KindellROH2|pp. 318-9}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | + | * [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+196+Harold+Courtenay+Boyce Service Records] | |
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman|Harold T. Baillie-Grohman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ghurka (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ghurka'']]'''<br>6 Mar, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 394''q''}} – 8 Feb, 1917{{KindellROH2|p. 319}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Noel Gilbertson|George N. Gilbertson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fawn (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fawn'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1915<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> – 6 Mar, 1916<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|Frederick R. M. Johnson]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Miller Corrie Rutherfoord|Edward M. C. Rutherfoord]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Falcon (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Falcon'']]'''<br>23 Jul, 1915<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> – 9 Aug, 1915<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alastair Charles Nicol Farquhar|Alastair C. N. Farquhar]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman|Harold T. Baillie-Grohman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ghurka (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ghurka'']]'''<br>6 Mar, 1916<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 394''q''}} – 8 Feb, 1917<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 319}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce, R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His name is recorded as "Woollcombe-Boyce" in one Service Record, but is apparently corrected.
Life & Career
Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.[1]
Woolcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[2] He was sent to hospital in Batavia that year, seriously ill with pneumonia.[3]
He was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 1 June 1910 with neuritis. He was declared fit on 5 August.[4]
On 28 January, 1911 he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with gonorrhea and rheumatism. He was not declared fit until 27 January, 1912.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Fawn on 29 July, 1914.[6]
Blamed for a collision between Fawn and a steamship on 7 December 1914, Woolcombe-Boyce would redeem himself when the Admiralty noted with approval his efficient command in the action that culminated in the destruction of U 8 on 4 May, 1915.[7]
Woolcombe-Boyce died when Ghurka was mined and sunk in the Channel on 8 February, 1917.[8]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 29 Jul, 1914[9][10] – 9 Apr, 1915[11] |
Succeeded by George N. Gilbertson |
Preceded by George N. Gilbertson |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 20 Apr, 1915[12] – 6 Mar, 1916[13] |
Succeeded by Frederick R. M. Johnson |
Preceded by Edward M. C. Rutherfoord |
Captain of H.M.S. Falcon 23 Jul, 1915[14] – 9 Aug, 1915[15] |
Succeeded by Alastair C. N. Farquhar |
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka 6 Mar, 1916[16][17] – 8 Feb, 1917[18][19] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 77c.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 316.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 318-9.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 319.