Herbert Algernon Adam

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Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, C.B.E., Royal Navy (3 January, 1872 – 27 September, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life

Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.[1]

He was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[2]

Great War

He was appointed to command Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[3]

He was appointed to command Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[4]

Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.
  2. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375c.
  3. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 766.
  4. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, pg. 3.

Bibliography

  • "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.

Service Record

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