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'''Harry Delacombe''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | Colonel '''Harry Delacombe''', (7 February, 1872 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Air Service]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | The son of Lieutenant Colonel Delacombe.<ref>Delacombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/251.|}} f. 256.</ref> | ||
In 1889 he was deprived of five months' seniority by Captain [[John Eliot Pringle|Pringle]] of {{UK-1Carysfort}} for leaving the ship while officer of the watch. He was noted as capable of speaking some French and being intelligent, but while being unreliable.<ref>Delacombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/251.|}} f. 256.</ref> | |||
Delacombe | In 1892, he was docked another two months for misconduct at College. In March, it was felt that he was intentionally failing to pass for Lieutenant. | ||
Delacombe resigned his naval commission in June 1892 to avoid Court Martial on charges of improperly leaving the ship. He joined the R.N.A.S. on 6 August, 1914.<ref>Delacombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/251.|}} f. 256.</ref> | |||
In 1932, it was noted in his Service Record, "Calls himself '''Colonel'''." | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Harry+Delacombe Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Harry+Delacombe Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 11 June 2022
Colonel Harry Delacombe, (7 February, 1872 – ) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Air Service.
Life & Career
The son of Lieutenant Colonel Delacombe.[1]
In 1889 he was deprived of five months' seniority by Captain Pringle of Carysfort for leaving the ship while officer of the watch. He was noted as capable of speaking some French and being intelligent, but while being unreliable.[2]
In 1892, he was docked another two months for misconduct at College. In March, it was felt that he was intentionally failing to pass for Lieutenant.
Delacombe resigned his naval commission in June 1892 to avoid Court Martial on charges of improperly leaving the ship. He joined the R.N.A.S. on 6 August, 1914.[3]
In 1932, it was noted in his Service Record, "Calls himself Colonel."
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
In Command, Roehampton Air Station 31 Dec, 1916 – 9 Jun, 1917 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Delacombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/251. f. 256.
- ↑ Delacombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/251. f. 256.
- ↑ Delacombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/251. f. 256.
