Difference between revisions of "George Edward Cumming"
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| − | {{LCommRN}} '''George Edward Cumming''', R.N. (20 December, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''George Edward Cumming''', R.N. (20 December, 1883 – 1 November, 1914) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906. | |
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| − | - | + | Cumming was appointed to {{UK-Donegal}} as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Cradock]]. |
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| + | Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914. | ||
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| + | Cumming was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=tp}} on X and died when she sank with all hands at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:15, 6 December 2018
Lieutenant-Commander George Edward Cumming, R.N. (20 December, 1883 – 1 November, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.
Cumming was appointed to Donegal as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Cradock.
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.
Cumming was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope on X and died when she sank with all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, 1914.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Edward M. Bennett |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 98 21 Sep, 1904[1] |
Succeeded by Gordon R. Bald |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 400.
