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− | On 9 April, 1920, Colomb relieved Rear-Admiral [[Maurice Woollcombe]] in command of the Reserve Fleet at Devonport.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue '''42356''', col F, pg. 6.</ref> He | + | On 9 April, 1920, Colomb relieved Rear-Admiral [[Maurice Woollcombe]] in command of the Reserve Fleet at Devonport.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue '''42356''', col F, pg. 6.</ref> He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral [[Charles Duncan Johnson|Charles D. Johnson]] on 9 April, 1921, striking his flag in ''Colossus'' at sunset that day.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 11 April, 1921. Issue '''42691''', col D, pg. 16.</ref> |
Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 October, 1923, vice [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Phillpotts]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871. p. 6966.] 16 October, 1923.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List on 14 October at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officer."<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32886/pages/8537 no. 32886. p. 8537.] 7 December, 1923.</ref> | Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 October, 1923, vice [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Phillpotts]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32871/pages/6966 no. 32871. p. 6966.] 16 October, 1923.</ref> He was placed on the Retired List on 14 October at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officer."<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32886/pages/8537 no. 32886. p. 8537.] 7 December, 1923.</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
On 9 April, 1920, Colomb relieved Rear-Admiral Maurice Woollcombe in command of the Reserve Fleet at Devonport.[7] He was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Charles D. Johnson on 9 April, 1921, striking his flag in Colossus at sunset that day.[8]
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 October, 1923, vice Phillpotts.[9] He was placed on the Retired List on 14 October at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officer."[10]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[11]
Colomb died at his home at Cotishall on 18 April, 1958, aged ninety.[12]
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.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue 42356, col F, pg. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 April, 1921. Issue 42691, col D, pg. 16.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 22 April, 1958. Issue 54131, col A, pg. 14.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- 1867 births
- 1958 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1881
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.A.S. Encounter (1902)
- Flag Captains to the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Empress of Asia (1913)
- Assistants to the Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Otway (1909)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
- Rear-Admirals, Pacific (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals, Reserve Fleet, Plymouth
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers