Difference between revisions of "Philip Howard Colomb"

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Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

On 17 August, 1917, Colomb was appointed in command of H.M.S. Lancaster, and was appointed Commodore, Second Class.^[1] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Benson, on 27 April, 1918.^[2] He became Rear-Admiral, Pacific, dating from 27 September, 1917.^[3]

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 [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Philip Howard Colomb''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 &ndash; 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
-Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Robert Edmund Ross Benson|Benson]], on 27 April, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30678/pages/5602 no. 30678.  p. 5602.]  10 May, 1918.</ref>
+On 17 August, 1917, Colomb was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)|H.M.S. ''Lancaster'']], and was appointed {{Com2RN}}.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 394''y''.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Robert Edmund Ross Benson|Benson]], on 27 April, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30678/pages/5602 no. 30678.  p. 5602.]  10 May, 1918.</ref>  He became Rear-Admiral, Pacific, dating from 27 September, 1917.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 7.</ref>
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