Gordon Alston Coles
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Captain (retired) Gordon Alston Coles (1 April, 1882 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Coles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903.[1]
Coles was appointed in command of the destroyer Boxer on 12 January, 1910.[2]
On 25 June, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Ambuscade.[3] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 17 Apr, 1907[5] |
Succeeded by John O. Wyatt |
| Preceded by Reginald C. L. Owens |
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish 19 Oct, 1909[6] – 1910 |
Succeeded by Michael K. H. Kennedy |
| Preceded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee |
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer 12 Jan, 1910[7] |
Succeeded by George E. Casley |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade 25 Jun, 1913[8] |
Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Plucky c. Jun, 1916 – Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Patrick W. R. Weir |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 273.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392a.
