Geoffrey Nepean Biggs
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Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Nepean Biggs (12 November, 1885 – 22 November, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cardiff, the son of John Biggs, Esq..
Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.[1]
Biggs was appointed in command of the submarine C 16 on 20 November, 1913.[2]
Biggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914.
Biggs was killed when his E 30 was lost, probably to a mine, on or about the official date of 22 November, 1916.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Noel F. Laurence |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 1 Jan, 1909[4] – 2 Dec, 1910 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
| Preceded by Robert B. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. C 22 2 Dec, 1910 – 16 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by John R. G. Moncreiffe |
| Preceded by Cornelius O. Regnart |
Captain of H.M.S. A 1 16 Jan, 1911 – after 1 Jul, 1911 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann |
Captain of H.M.S. C 16 20 Nov, 1913[5] – 1 Sep, 1915 |
Succeeded by Cornelius O. Regnart |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 30 1 Sep, 1915 – Nov, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 75.
