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Adams was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1918, and assumed command of the {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} in December, remaining with her into 1919.{{MackieRNW}} | Adams was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1918, and assumed command of the {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} in December, remaining with her into 1919.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Aurora}} in September, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920). p. 952. I am inferring that the initial "C." given is indeed "G.".</ref> | |||
Adams was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 July, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32744/pages/6440 no. 32744. p. 6440.] 5 September, 1922.</ref> | Adams was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 July, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32744/pages/6440 no. 32744. p. 6440.] 5 September, 1922.</ref> | ||
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Captain Henry George Homer Adams, C.B.E., Royal Navy (10 April, 1879 – 28 February, 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Adams was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1918, and assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Endymion in December, remaining with her into 1919.[1]
He was appointed in command of Aurora in September, 1920.[2]
Adams was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 July, 1922.[3]
Adams died on 28 February, 1960 at Cheltenham at the age of eighty.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 952. I am inferring that the initial "C." given is indeed "G.".
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32744. p. 6440. 5 September, 1922.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 2 March, 1960. Issue 54709, col A, p. 1.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 2 March, 1960. Issue 54709, col A, pg. 1.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
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