Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner: Difference between revisions

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Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Sumner was appointed in command of the destroyer Velox on 8 February, 1910.^[1]

On 29 October, 1912, Sumner was appointed in command of the destroyer Fury.^[2]

Sumner commanded the destroyer Opal at the Battle of Jutland where she operated with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.^[3]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Velox 8 Feb, 1910^[4] – ?	Succeeded by John P. Gibbs
Preceded by Claude L. Cumberlege	Captain of H.M.S. Fury 29 Oct, 1912^[5] – ?	Succeeded by John Fawcett
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Opal before 31 May, 1916^[6] – ?	Succeeded by ?

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Velox (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox'']]'''<br>8 Feb, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 389}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Paget Gibbs|John P. Gibbs]]'''}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Lionel Cumberlege|Claude L. Cumberlege]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fury (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fury'']]'''<br>29 Oct, 1912{{NLJan15|p. 320}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Russell Archer|Ernest R. Archer]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Lionel Cumberlege|Claude L. Cumberlege]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Fury (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Fury'']]'''<br>29 Oct, 1912{{NLJan15|p. 320}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Fawcett|John Fawcett]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Opal (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Opal'']]'''<br>before 31 May, 1916{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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