Francis George Crawshay Coates
Commander (retired) Francis George Crawshay Coates, D.S.O. (23 March, 1878 – 26 April, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Coates gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.[1]
Coates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1900.[2]
Coates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1908.[3]
Coates was appointed in command of the destroyer Sandfly on 4 December, 1911.[4]
Post-War
Coates was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 23 March, 1921.[5]
World War II
Appointed to St. Angelo as Assistant to Contraband Control Service Officer, Malta on 10 November 1939. On 24 July 1942, appointed to Afrikander IV, additional, for duty with Transit Pool at Royal Navy Camp Pietermoritzberg, temporary. On 26 November, 1942, Coates was appointed to Shrapnel, additional, for command of W/T Mechanic Trainees at Rutherford College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, additional and vice Leach. This appointment was terminated in mid June 1945, and Coates reverted to the Retired List.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Leonard A. B. Donaldson |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedy 1 Jan, 1910[7][8] – 2 Jan, 1911[9] |
Succeeded by Claude L. Cumberlege |
| Preceded by Gilbert C. Heathcote |
Captain of H.M.S. Jason 2 Jan, 1911[10][11] – 4 Dec, 1911[12] |
Succeeded by Percy G. Brown |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sandfly 4 Dec, 1911[13][14] – 5 Feb, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Henry R. James |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lobelia 6 Mar, 1916[16][17] – 29 May, 1918[18] |
Succeeded by Percival S. Ram |
Footnotes
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 379.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 377.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 334.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485. Day of month could also be 3.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
