Harry Albert Bumpus
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant Harry Albert Bumpus, (27 October, 1871 – 27 October, 1948) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bumpus was promoted to the rank of Acting Boatswain on 1 May, 1899.[1]
On 3 March, 1911, he was made Bosun of Cyclops, remaining in that post for one year.[2]
Bumpus was promoted to the rank of Chief Boatswain on 1 May, 1914.[3]
Bumpus was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant as he retired on 12 August, 1922.[4]
Bumpus died of chronic myocardial degeneration on his seventy-seventh birthday, having lost his wife in 1936.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard Walsh |
Captain of H.M.S. Bonetta 12 Jun, 1908[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 588}}
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 588}}
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 588}}
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 40}}
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 40}}
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 395a.
