Maurice Woollcombe
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral Maurice Woollcombe, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (18 April, 1868 – 19 December, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Woollcombe was appointed in command of H.M.S. Commonwealth on 1 October, 1913.[1]
On 26 October, 1915, Wollcombe was appointed in command of the new battleship Valiant.[2]
Woollcombe was relieved in command of Valiant on 1 October, 1918, by Captain Henry T. Buller,[3] and was promoted Rear-Admiral on 2 October, 1918 in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Rear-Admiral Charles William Keighly-Peach.[4]
There is a photograph of him as Captain of Valiant in Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection.
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393b.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398u.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 923a.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Woollcombe" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 December, 1930. Issue 45701, col D, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
