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− | '''Geoffrey Nepean Biggs''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Nepean Biggs''' (12 November, 1885 – 22 November, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in Cardiff, the son of John Biggs, Esq.. | |
− | Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 7}} |
− | Biggs was | + | Biggs was appointed in command of the {{UK-C16|f=t}} on 20 November, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 277}} |
− | Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1914. |
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− | Biggs was | + | Biggs was killed when his {{UK-E30}} was lost, probably to a mine, on or about the official date of 22 November, 1916.{{HepperLosses|p. 75}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Nepean+Biggs Service Records] |
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Nepean Biggs (12 November, 1885 – 22 November, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cardiff, the son of John Biggs, Esq..
Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.[1]
Biggs was appointed in command of the submarine C 16 on 20 November, 1913.[2]
Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914.
Biggs was killed when his E 30 was lost, probably to a mine, on or about the official date of 22 November, 1916.[3]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Noel F. Laurence |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 1 Jan, 1909[4] – 2 Dec, 1910 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Preceded by Robert B. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. C 22 2 Dec, 1910 – 16 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by John R. G. Moncreiffe |
Preceded by Cornelius O. Regnart |
Captain of H.M.S. A 1 16 Jan, 1911 – after 1 Jul, 1911 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann |
Captain of H.M.S. C 16 20 Nov, 1913[5] – 1 Sep, 1915 |
Succeeded by Cornelius O. Regnart |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 30 1 Sep, 1915 – Nov, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.