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Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28034/supplements/4433 (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433.] 28 June, 1907.</ref> | |||
On 1 April, 1910, Woollcombe was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|H.M.S. ''Brilliant'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 16 February, 1910. Issue '''39197''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> | On 1 April, 1910, Woollcombe was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|H.M.S. ''Brilliant'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 16 February, 1910. Issue '''39197''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Maurice Woollcombe, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (18 April, 1868 – 19 December, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Lieutenant & Commander
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 October, 1889.[1]
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[2]
Captain
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3]
On 1 April, 1910, Woollcombe was appointed in command of H.M.S. Brilliant.[4]
Woollcombe was appointed in command of H.M.S. Commonwealth on 1 October, 1913.[5]
Great War
On 26 October, 1915, Wollcombe was appointed in command of the new battleship Valiant.[6]
Woollcombe was relieved in command of Valiant on 1 October, 1918, by Captain Henry T. Buller,[7] and was promoted Rear-Admiral on 2 October, 1918 in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Rear-Admiral Charles William Keighly-Peach.[8] On 28 October he was appointed to H.M.S. President for Special Service.[9]
Post-War
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1924,[10] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on 22 February, 1928.[11]
There is a photograph of him as Captain of Valiant in Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25994. p. 6135. 19 November, 1889.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 February, 1910. Issue 39197, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393b.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398u.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 923a.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 876.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32959. p. 5638. 25 July, 1924.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Woollcombe" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 December, 1930. Issue 45701, col D, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
