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Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> | Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> | ||
| + | Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982. p. 31.] 1 January, 1907.</ref> | ||
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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> On 28 September he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Edward Francis Bruen|Bruen]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343. p. 10762.] 19 October, 1917.</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> | 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> On 28 September he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Edward Francis Bruen|Bruen]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30343/pages/10762 no. 30343. p. 10762.] 19 October, 1917.</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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Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[1]
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[2]
Great War
On 17 August, 1917, Colomb was appointed in command of H.M.S. Lancaster, and was appointed Commodore, Second Class.[3] On 28 September he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Bruen.[4] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Benson, on 27 April, 1918.[5] He became Rear-Admiral, Pacific, dating from 27 September, 1917.[6]
Post-War
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 October, 1923, vice Phillpotts.[7] He was placed on the Retired List on 14 October at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officer."[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 394y.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30343. p. 10762. 19 October, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30678. p. 5602. 10 May, 1918.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32886. p. 8537. 7 December, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
