Percy William Pontifex

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Percy William Pontifex (15 January, 1873 – 31 May, 1908) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pontifex was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1897.[1]

Pontifex was appointed in command of the destroyer Chamois on 14 October, 1903.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter E. Woodward
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois
28 Sep, 1901[3] – 20 Oct, 1903[4]
Succeeded by
Sydney H. Tennyson
Preceded by
Eric W. Harbord
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest
6 Oct, 1905[5] – Jul, 1906[Inference]
Succeeded by
Claude Seymour
Preceded by
V. E. B. Phillimore
Captain of H.M.S. Exe
6 Jul, 1906[6]
Succeeded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg

Footnotes

  1. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 107.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 22 October, 1903. Issue 37218, col E, p. 7.
  3. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 242.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 294.
  5. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 305.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 312.