Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville
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Vice-Admiral Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville, C.B., D.S.O. (10 July, 1873 – 16 November, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life
In October 1914, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Europa.[1]
He was appointed in command of the monitor Earl of Peterborough.
And Then
Somerville died at Malmaison, Castle Townshend, County Cork, on 16 November, 1950 after a short illness at the age of seventy-seven. His funeral took place on 18 November.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis C. Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Sapphire 2 Jul, 1914[2] – ? |
Succeeded by Peter W. E. Hill |
| Preceded by Gerald W. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Europa 29 Oct, 1914[3] – ? |
Succeeded by John E. Drummond |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Earl of Peterborough 28 Jun, 1915[4] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
