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Cobby was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 23 April, 1926.<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref> | Cobby was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 23 April, 1926.<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref> | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|Leslie T. Creery Hill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tara (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tara'']]'''<br>1 Jun, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 273}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|Leslie T. Creery Hill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tara (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tara'']]'''<br>1 Jun, 1929<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 273}} – ''c''. Aug, 1931<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Noel Hughes Whatley|Noel H. Whatley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Stronghold (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Stronghold'']]'''<br>''c''. Aug, 1931<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref> – 11 Jun, 1932<ref>Cobby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/748.|}} f. 750.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Graham Stewart|Richard G. Stewart]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 6 April 2022
Commander (retired) John Harris Cobby, (11 October, 1877 – 4 May, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cobby was a Gunner serving in the second class protected cruiser Vindictive when he was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in recognition of services during operations on Belgian Coast on 23 April, 1918.[1]
Cobby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 23 April, 1926.[2]
Cobby was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 11 October, 1932.[3]
World War II
Some service, but the man was in poor health. He suffered a coronary thrombosis at Gibraltar in November 1939.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold W. Coles |
Captain of H.M.S. P59 28 Apr, 1926[5][6] – 14 May, 1929[7] |
Succeeded by Walter A. Ford |
| Preceded by Leslie T. Creery Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Tara 1 Jun, 1929[8][9] – c. Aug, 1931[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Noel H. Whatley |
Captain of H.M.S. Stronghold c. Aug, 1931[11] – 11 Jun, 1932[12] |
Succeeded by Richard G. Stewart |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 273.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
- ↑ Cobby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/748. f. 750.
