Humphrey Maurice Robson
Captain (retired) Humphrey Maurice Robson (27 January, 1889 – 15 April, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Robson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1910.[1]
Robson was credited with the sinking, by ramming, of a U-boat on the night of 12 September, 1916 while in command of Spitfire, but no known U-boat loss corresponds to this claim. He was invested with a D.S.O. for this supposed success, however, on 6 December, 1916.
On 31 December, 1917, Captain (D) Hugh Justin Tweedie of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla directed that Robson go to hospital and that he not be considered fit for destroyers "for a considerable time", preferring that he serve in a large ship, as he was considered too young to command a destroyer. This is odd, as at age 28 Robson was not younger than many other destroyer commanders.
Robson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1918.[2]
Robson was appointed in command of the destroyer Tilbury on 20 August, 1918.[3]
Robson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[4]
Robson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 11 February, 1935.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Guy P. Bowles |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 053 12 Jan, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur L. Harrison |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 13 Dec, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by Aubrey C. Thursfield |
| Preceded by Ralph W. H. Roberts |
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney 9 Sep, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
| Preceded by Clarence W. E. Trelawny |
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire 25 Jul, 1916[9] – 8 Dec, 1916 |
Succeeded by Edward R. M. Geake |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Osiris 8 Dec, 1916[10] – 3 Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Philip A. Heyder |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury 20 Aug, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920a.
