Difference between revisions of "Gerald Edward Colpoys"
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alistair Shand Cumming|Alistair S. Cumming]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. H 32 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''H 32'']]'''<br>7 Sep, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 243}} – 26 Nov, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|Vivian R. S. Bowlby]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alistair Shand Cumming|Alistair S. Cumming]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. H 32 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''H 32'']]'''<br>7 Sep, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 243}} – 26 Nov, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|Vivian R. S. Bowlby]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claud Barrington Barry|Claud B. Barry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 16 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 16'']]'''<br>15 Apr, 1926 – 15 May, 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claud Barrington Barry|Claud B. Barry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 16 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 16'']]'''<br>15 Apr, 1926 – 15 May, 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Percy Kendall Oram|Harry P. K. Oram]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Jermyn Rushbrooke|Jermyn Rushbrooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. M 3 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''M 3'']]'''<br>12 Jul, 1926 – 11 Jan, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ian Agnew Patterson Macintyre|Ian A. P. Macintyre]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Jermyn Rushbrooke|Jermyn Rushbrooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. M 3 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''M 3'']]'''<br>12 Jul, 1926 – 11 Jan, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ian Agnew Patterson Macintyre|Ian A. P. Macintyre]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Neville Lake|Henry N. Lake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 22 (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 22'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1927 – 24 Feb, 1928|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell|Jocelyn S. Bethell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Neville Lake|Henry N. Lake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 22 (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 22'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1927 – 24 Feb, 1928|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell|Jocelyn S. Bethell]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 26 March 2018
Captain Gerald Edward Colpoys, R.N., Retired (21 December, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of William Colpoys, Esq., who was an insurance broker.
Colpoys was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1915.
Post-War
Colpoys was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1923.
Colpoys was appointed in command of Oberon on 27 March, 1928. He was re-appointed in her when he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928. He left when he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Ross and for command of the Experimental Half-Flotilla and for Class I duty with submarines. He was superseded on 1 January, 1931 and went to attend a Staff Coiurse at the Royal Navy Staff College, Greenwich.
Colpoys was appointed in command of Osiris on 27 February, 1932, vice Macintyre. He was superseded in command on 16 September, 1932.
World War II
Colpoys was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1943.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Colin G. MacArthur |
Captain of H.M.S. H 24 20 Jan, 1919[1] – 14 Aug, 1920 |
Succeeded by Alexander McG. McCulloch |
| Preceded by Charles de Burgh |
Captain of H.M.S. L 17 14 Aug, 1920 – 18 Oct, 1920 |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
| Preceded by Alistair S. Cumming |
Captain of H.M.S. H 32 7 Sep, 1924[2] – 26 Nov, 1925 |
Succeeded by Vivian R. S. Bowlby |
| Preceded by Claud B. Barry |
Captain of H.M.S. L 16 15 Apr, 1926 – 15 May, 1926 |
Succeeded by Harry P. K. Oram |
| Preceded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. M 3 12 Jul, 1926 – 11 Jan, 1927 |
Succeeded by Ian A. P. Macintyre |
| Preceded by Henry N. Lake |
Captain of H.M.S. L 22 1 Aug, 1927 – 24 Feb, 1928 |
Succeeded by Jocelyn S. Bethell |
| Preceded by Edward A. Aylmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross 15 Jan, 1929 – 1 Jan, 1931 |
Succeeded by John H. Macnair |
| Preceded by Edward A. Aylmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Bruce 16 Sep, 1932[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
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