Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer
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Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey Randle Upton Cottrell-Dormer, R.N. (29 April, 1881 – 27 May, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Cottrell-Dormer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.
Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Latona on 22 October, 1914.
Cottrell-Dormer was appointed to the minelayer Princess Irene on 9 March 1915 and died when she exploded while being loaded with mines in the Medway Estuary on 27 May, 1915.[2]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Thistle 29 Mar, 1912[3] – 22 Mar, 1914[4] |
Succeeded by George F. L. L. Page |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
