Arthur Milward Stancomb
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Arthur Milward Stancomb ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stancomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Stancomb was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Ardent on 14 July, 1906.[2]
He was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 17 September, 1908.[3]
Stancomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[4]
On 30 July, 1915, Stancomb was appointed to the light cruiser Birkenhead, at some point becoming her commander as Acting Captain for a temporary span commencing after May 1918 (likely 21 September) and ending in mid-December, 1918.[5]
On 1 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blake.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List, (April, 1910), p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741. See also Henry Edgar Grace, from whom he took temporary command.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 734.
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Morris E. Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 14 Jul, 1906 – ? |
Succeeded by Berwick Curtis |
| Preceded by Neston W. Diggle |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92 17 Sep, 1908 – ? |
Succeeded by Hardinge L. Shephard |
| Preceded by Henry E. Grace |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead 21 Sep, 1918 – ? |
Succeeded by Graham R. L. Edwards |
| Preceded by George W. McO. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Blake 1 Mar, 1919 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
