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'''Geoffrey Nepean Biggs''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Nepean Biggs''' (12 November, 1885 – 22 November, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Cardiff, the son of John Biggs, Esq..
  
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Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}
 
Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}
  
 
Biggs was appointed in command of the {{UK-C16|f=t}} on 20 November, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 277}}
 
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Biggs was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1914.
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Biggs was killed when his {{UK-E30}} was lost, probably to a mine, on or about the official date of 22 November, 1916.{{HepperLosses|p. 75}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Nepean+Biggs Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Nepean+Biggs Service Records]
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Revision as of 14:52, 1 June 2018

Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Nepean Biggs (12 November, 1885 – 22 November, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Cardiff, the son of John Biggs, Esq..

Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.[1]

Biggs was appointed in command of the submarine C 16 on 20 November, 1913.[2]

Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914.

Biggs was killed when his E 30 was lost, probably to a mine, on or about the official date of 22 November, 1916.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence
Captain of H.M.S. B 6
1 Jan, 1909[4] – 2 Dec, 1910
Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Captain of H.M.S. C 22
2 Dec, 1910 – 16 Jan, 1911
Succeeded by
John R. G. Moncreiffe
Preceded by
Cornelius O. Regnart
Captain of H.M.S. A 1
16 Jan, 1911 – after 1 Jul, 1911
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann
Captain of H.M.S. C 16
20 Nov, 1913[5] – 1 Sep, 1915
Succeeded by
Cornelius O. Regnart
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. E 30
1 Sep, 1915 – Nov, 1916[6]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
  3. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 319.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
  6. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.