Guy Leslie Cockburn

Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Guy Leslie Cockburn, D.S.C., R.N. (11 March, 1897 – 16 November, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cockburn was appoonted to the battleship Erin from late 1914 through 16 August, 19176, seeing action in her at the Battle of Jutland. He then spent 6 months in Larkspur and then ten in Queen Elizabeth.

Cockburn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1918. Assigned to C.M.Bs., in which he was deemed to be not well suited in a temperamental manner, he was involved in the attempt to block Zeebrugge and Ostend.

Cockburn was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 April, 1920.

Cockburn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1926.

World War II

Suffering from angina, and having been in hospital, Cockburn was reverted to the Retired List on 23 December 1941.

On 25 January, 1942, Cockburn was unable to produce receipts or any acceptable account for the disposal of a missing secret document. This was deemed "a serious dereliction of duty." He died later in the year, and without further detail, I assume this to be from heart disease.

See Also

• Service Records
• [[H.M.S. Erin at the Battle of Jutland]

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Leamington 9 Dec, 1918 – 21 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Maitland W. S. Boucher