Robert Fellowes Chisholm
Lieutenant-Commander Robert Fellowes Chisholm, R.N. (4 May, 1884 – 1 December, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Willesden, the son of R. F. Chisholm, Esq.. Chisholm tied for fifty-third among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2117 marks.[1]
Chisholm was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1906.[2]
Chisholm was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 026 on 19 December, 1908.[3]
As a Lieutenant, Chisholm was appointed in command of the submarine B 3 on 13 May, 1913.[4]
Chisholm was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1914.
Chisholm left B 3 when he was appointed to E 37 on 16 October, 1915, to assume command upon her commissioning.
Chisholm died when his E 37 was lost on 1 December, 1916.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur G. Tippet |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 026 19 Dec, 1908[6] – 3 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Tippet |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Warburton |
Captain of H.M.S. B 3 13 May, 1913[7] – 16 Oct, 1915 |
Succeeded by Colin Mayers |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 37 16 Oct, 1915 – 1 Dec, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
