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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Charles George Ley Woollcombe''', C.B.E., R.N. (28 April, 1884 – 18 January, 1962) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | |||
==Life & Career== | |||
The son of E. R. Woollcombe, Esq. was born in Hampstead.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
== | Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1905. On 29 January 1906 while serving in the {{UK-Victorious|f=t}} he reported he had an inguinal hernia, but it was not so severe as to require his immediate relief.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | ||
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{{ | In May 1910 the Admiralty expressed its appreciation for Woollcombe's invention of a telescope to illuminate the target of a [[Deflection Teacher]].<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | ||
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1913.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
Woollcombe served as gunnery officer in the {{UK-Devonshire|f=t}} from 2 December 1914 to 2 January, 1916.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
Woollcombe served as gunnery officer in {{UK-Glorious|f=p}} from 28 January, 1916 to 12 February, 1919, being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
Woollcombe was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 April, 1930.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
In Glasgow providing Shipyard Liaison duties from July 1940 until he reverted to the Retired List on 28 October, 1945.<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/79.|}} f. 41.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 7 April 2022
Captain (retired) Charles George Ley Woollcombe, C.B.E., R.N. (28 April, 1884 – 18 January, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of E. R. Woollcombe, Esq. was born in Hampstead.[1]
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1905. On 29 January 1906 while serving in the battleship Victorious he reported he had an inguinal hernia, but it was not so severe as to require his immediate relief.[2]
In May 1910 the Admiralty expressed its appreciation for Woollcombe's invention of a telescope to illuminate the target of a Deflection Teacher.[3]
Woollcombe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1913.[4]
Woollcombe served as gunnery officer in the heavy cruiser Devonshire from 2 December 1914 to 2 January, 1916.[5]
Woollcombe served as gunnery officer in H.M.S. Glorious from 28 January, 1916 to 12 February, 1919, being promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[6]
Woollcombe was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 28 April, 1930.[7]
World War II
In Glasgow providing Shipyard Liaison duties from July 1940 until he reverted to the Retired List on 28 October, 1945.[8]
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/126.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
Footnotes
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/79. f. 41.
