Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)

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Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, Royal Navy (29 May, 1831 – 13 October, 1899) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Colomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 4 April, 1870.[1]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Colomb was placed on the Retired List on 29 May, 1886.[2] He was not, as Andrew Gordon states, "a 'yellow admiral' - that is, he was promoted to rear-admiral the day before he retired."[3] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1887.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1892.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25593. p. 2638. 1 June, 1886.
  3. ↑ Gordon. p. 186.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25691. p. 2108. 12 April, 1887.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Colomb" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col A, pg. 11.
  • Colomb, Captain, R.N. (1873). Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean: A Record of Naval Experiences. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
  • Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1898). Memoirs of Admiral the Right Honble. Sir Astley Cooper Key. London: Methuen & Co.

Service Records

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