Philip Howard Colomb
Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 December, 1867 – 18 April, 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[1]
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[2]
Great War
On 17 August, 1917, Colomb was appointed in command of H.M.S. Lancaster, and was appointed Commodore, Second Class.[3] On 28 September he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Bruen.[4] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Benson, on 27 April, 1918.[5] He became Rear-Admiral, Pacific, dating from 27 September, 1917.[6]
Post-War
On 9 April, 1920, Colomb relieved Rear-Admiral Maurice Woollcombe in command of the Reserve Fleet at Devonport.[7] He was was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Charles D. Johnson on 9 April, 1921, striking his flag in Colossus at sunset that day.[8]
Colomb was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 October, 1923, vice Phillpotts.[9] He was placed on the Retired List on 14 October at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officer."[10]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[11]
Colomb died at his home at Cotishall on 18 April, 1958, aged ninety.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 11 March, 1920. Issue 42356, col F, pg. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 April, 1921. Issue 42691, col D, pg. 16.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32886. p. 8537. 7 December, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 22 April, 1958. Issue 54131, col A, pg. 14.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.