George Edward Cumming
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]
On 7 August 1908, he incurred the displeasure of the Admiralty for the want of care shown as one of the examining officers of the Canteen in Perseus in passing an "unsatisfactory receipt".[3]
On 16 December 1911, after a ship named Delhi was wrecked off Algeria, Cumming made "a gallant attempt to reach Delhi in a cutter" in what was described as "a most persevering & brilliant piece of work."[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
See Also
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward M. Bennett |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 98 21 Sep, 1904[7][8] – 2 Apr, 1906[9] |
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. ?.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/109. f. ?.
