Difference between revisions of "Harold Courtenay Woolcombe-Boyce"
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Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
| − | Woolcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLJan15|p. 77''c''}} | + | Woolcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.{{NLJan15|p. 77''c''}} He was sent to hospital in Batavia that year, seriously ill with pneumonia.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> |
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| + | He was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 1 June 1910 with neuritis. He was declared fit on 5 August.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 28 January, 1911 he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with gonorrhea and rheumatism. He was not declared fit until 27 January, 1912.<ref>Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/85.|}} f. 87.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fawn|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 316}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fawn|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 316}} | ||
| − | + | sWoolcombe-Boyce was xcdited with the e died when {{UK-Ghurka}} was mined and sunk in the Channel.{{KindellROH2|pp. 318-9}} | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 14 November 2021
Lieutenant Harold Courtenay Woollcombe-Boyce, R.N. (30 March, 1887 – 8 February, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His name is recorded as "Woollcombe-Boyce" in one Service Record, but is apparently corrected.
Life & Career
Born in St. Paul, Hammersmith, Woolcombe-Boyce listed his mother, Miss Wollcobe-Boyce as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May of 1902.[1]
Woolcombe-Boyce was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[2] He was sent to hospital in Batavia that year, seriously ill with pneumonia.[3]
He was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 1 June 1910 with neuritis. He was declared fit on 5 August.[4]
On 28 January, 1911 he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with gonorrhea and rheumatism. He was not declared fit until 27 January, 1912.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Fawn on 29 July, 1914.[6]
sWoolcombe-Boyce was xcdited with the e died when Ghurka was mined and sunk in the Channel.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Fawn 29 Jul, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by George N. Gilbertson |
| Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka 6 Mar, 1916[9] – 8 Feb, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 77c.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ Woolcombe-Boyce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/85. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 316.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 318-9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 319.
