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Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 16 April, 1937.
 
Somerville was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 16 April, 1937.
  
Somerville was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kingston|f=t}} in July 1939 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1941.
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Somerville was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kingston|f=t}} in July 1939 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1941.  He died when she was bombed in the dock at Valetta Harbour in April, 1942.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:21, 20 September 2019

Commander Philip Somerville, D.S.O.*, D.S.C.* (5 December, 1906 – 4 April, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 April, 1929.

Somerville was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 16 April, 1937.

Somerville was appointed in command of the Template:UK-Kingston in July 1939 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1941. He died when she was bombed in the dock at Valetta Harbour in April, 1942.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip A. Cartwright
Captain of H.M.S. Wren
c. Apr, 1938
Succeeded by
William H. Selby

Footnotes