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Revision as of 17:45, 14 March 2016

George Louis Downall Gibbs ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gibbs was appointed in command of the destroyer Scourge on 1 August, 1911.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Crusader on 16 August, 1914.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Scourge
1 Aug, 1911[3]
Succeeded by
Henry de B. Tupper
Preceded by
Richard W. U. Bayly
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader
16 Aug, 1914[4] – Jun, 1915[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Robert H. Coppinger
Preceded by
Godfrey F. W. Grayson
Captain of H.M.S. Matchless
27 Apr, 1915[5]
Succeeded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Preceded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Captain of H.M.S. Matchless
25 Aug, 1916[6]
Succeeded by
Astley D. C. Cooper-Key
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Thruster
Jun, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 372.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 299.
  3. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 372.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393f.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 919.