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{{CommRN}} ''' | {{CommRN}} '''Alastair Shand Cumming''', R.N., Retired (31 May, 1894 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His first name is misspelled in his Service Record.<ref>Email from his son, Duncan Cumming, 20230411.</ref> | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Promoted to {{MidRN}} on 15 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 19}} | Promoted to {{MidRN}} on 15 January, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 19}} | ||
Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority 15 December, 1915. | Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority 15 December, 1915.<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref> | ||
Cumming was appointed in command of the {{UK-L18|f=t}} on 6 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}} | Cumming was appointed in command of the {{UK-L18|f=t}} on 6 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}} | ||
Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1923. | Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1923. He passed a preliminary interpreter examination in French in 1924, and qualified as an interpreter in 1926<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref> | ||
Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 May, 1927. | Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity of £1200 on 3 May, 1927.<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref> | ||
Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 May, 1934. | Cumming was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 May, 1934.<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | |||
Cumming received a total exemption from service, owing to his employment at [[Vickers-Armstrongs]].<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Shand+Cumming Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 00:07, 12 April 2023
Commander Alastair Shand Cumming, R.N., Retired (31 May, 1894 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His first name is misspelled in his Service Record.[1]
Life & Career
Promoted to Midshipman on 15 January, 1912.[2]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority 15 December, 1915.[3]
Cumming was appointed in command of the submarine L 18 on 6 December, 1920.[4]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923. He passed a preliminary interpreter examination in French in 1924, and qualified as an interpreter in 1926[5]
Cumming was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity of £1200 on 3 May, 1927.[6]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 May, 1934.[7]
World War II
Cumming received a total exemption from service, owing to his employment at Vickers-Armstrongs.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
Captain of H.M.S. H 28 3 Jul, 1919[9] – 20 Nov, 1920 |
Succeeded by William D. Stephens |
| Preceded by Anthony B. Lockhart |
Captain of H.M.S. L 18 6 Dec, 1920[10] – 24 Jun, 1921 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Allen |
| Preceded by Andrew L. Besant |
Captain of H.M.S. L 52 23 Sep, 1922 – 30 Apr, 1923 |
Succeeded by Frank D. Morris |
| Preceded by Lancelot V. Donne |
Captain of H.M.S. H 32 30 Apr, 1923[11] – 7 Sep, 1924 |
Succeeded by Gerald E. Colpoys |
| Preceded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. L 53 17 Jul, 1926 – 20 Nov, 1926 |
Succeeded by George A. W. Voelcker |
| Preceded by John D. A. Musters |
Captain of H.M.S. L 54 20 Nov, 1926 – 1 Apr, 1927 |
Succeeded by Rupert R. Devlin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Email from his son, Duncan Cumming, 20230411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
