George Edward Cumming
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Lieutenant-Commander George Edward Cumming, R.N. (20 December, 1883 – 1 November, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Wick, Gloucester, the son of Dr. G. W. Cumming.[1]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[2]
Cumming was appointed to Donegal as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Cradock on 8 February, 1913. He followed the admiral to Suffolk later in the year and indeed would be attendant to him for the rest of their lives.[3]
Cumming was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914. He was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope on 16 August, 1914 and died when she sank with all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, 1914.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward M. Bennett |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 98 21 Sep, 1904[5] – 2 Apr, 1906 |
Succeeded by Gordon R. Bald |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/109. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 400.
