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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Philip Howard Colomb''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Philip Howard Colomb''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | 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> 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> | + | ==Life & Career== |
| + | 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> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 11:25, 18 February 2011
Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 17 August, 1917, Colomb was appointed in command of H.M.S. Lancaster, and was appointed Commodore, Second Class.[1] On 28 September he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Bruen.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Benson, on 27 April, 1918.[3] He became Rear-Admiral, Pacific, dating from 27 September, 1917.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
