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| − | On 5 January 1916, Coles was appointed to the {{UK-Murray|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|10}}. He continued to serve in her until being promoted to the rank of {{SubRNR}} on 28 January, 1917. He was then assigned to the {{UK- | + | On 5 January 1916, Coles was appointed to the {{UK-Murray|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|10}}. He continued to serve in her until being promoted to the rank of {{SubRNR}} on 28 January, 1917. He was then assigned to the {{UK-1Forester|f=t}}, in which he served until May 1918.<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/59/4.|}} f. 5.</ref> |
Coles was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB044|f=t}} on 14 May, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 958}}<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/59/4.|}} f. 5.</ref> | Coles was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB044|f=t}} on 14 May, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 958}}<ref>Coles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/59/4.|}} f. 5.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 15 August 2022
Lieutenant R.N.R. Bernard Coles (29 August, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Life & Career
On 5 January 1916, Coles was appointed to the destroyer Murray of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. He continued to serve in her until being promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 28 January, 1917. He was then assigned to the destroyer Forester, in which he served until May 1918.[1]
Coles was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 044 on 14 May, 1918.[2][3]
Coles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 28 January, 1919. He was demobilised on 20 April, 1920, postdated to 19 June, 1920.[4]
After some time working in trawlers in early 1919, Coles transferred to the permanent list of the R.N.V.R. as a Lieutenant with seniority of 5 August, 1919, attached to the London Division.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alfred Reep |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 044 14 May, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/4. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 958.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/4. f. 5.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/4. f. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 958.
