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Revision as of 21:39, 11 November 2020

Commander (retired) Henry Ronald Gordon-Cumming (26 May, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of William H. Gordon-Cumming, Esq., a gentleman.

Gordon-Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1915.[1]

Gordon-Cumming was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 20 on 19 September, 1918.[2]

He was appointed to the destroyer Scythe on 6 February, 1919.[3]

Gordon-Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.

Gordon-Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 26 May, 1936.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry E. Dale
Captain of H.M. T.B. 20
19 Sep, 1918[4] – 6 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas E. Coombs
Captain of H.M.S. Gainsborough
10 Jul, 1924 – 21 Aug, 1924
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 75.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 955.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 904.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 955.