Difference between revisions of "Arthur Walter Forbes"

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Lieutenant Arthur Walter Forbes, D.S.O., R.N. (5 May, 1892 – 2 March, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

The son of Commander W. B. Forbes, R.N..

Forbes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1914.

On 5 April, 1917, Forbes was captain of the submarine C 7 and he sank UC 68 in a night attack near the Schouwen Bank.^[1]^[2]

On 2 March 1918 (his service record thinks the 6th), he was killed when his new command, submarine H 5 was sunk in error.^[3]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by George F. Bradshaw	Captain of H.M.S. C 7 29 Aug, 1916 – 27 Jun, 1917	Succeeded by Charles G. N. Graham
Preceded by Cromwell H. Varley	Captain of H.M.S. H 5 27 Jun, 1917 – 2 Mar, 1918^[4]	Succeeded by Vessel Lost

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