Arthur Erskine Gurney Coombs
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Lieutenant Arthur Erskine Gurney Coombs, R.N. (3 February, 1888 – 15 October, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Kensington, the son of R. S. G. Coombs, Esq..[1]
Coombs was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 30 July, 1907.[2]
Coombs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1909.[3]
Coombs was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Hawke for navigating duties on 19 February 1914 and died when she was torpedoed and lost on 15 October.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/189. f. 191.
