Herbert Reginald Norbury
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Captain Herbert Reginald Norbury, C.B., Royal Navy (21 May, 1876 – 15 March, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of H. F. Norbury, Esq., R.N., the Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals.
Norbury was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 14 August, 1896.
Norbury was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 30 June, 1907.
He was promoted to Captain in the New Year of 1914.
He was appointed in command of Talbot on 1 August, 1914.[1]
He retired from the Service in 1923.
Norbury died on 15 March, 1967, at 88 Albion Gate, London.[2] His wife, Violet, had died on the 10th, being buried on the 15th.[3]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip H. Trimmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Talbot 1 Aug, 1914[4] – 26 Jan, 1915[5] |
Succeeded by Fawcet Wray |
| Preceded by Basil E. Reinold |
Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance 3 Mar, 1915 – 16 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Joseph C. W. Henley |
| Preceded by Barrington H. Chevallier |
Superintendent of Ordnance Stores 16 May, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 383a.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 16 March, 1967. Issue 56891, col A, p. 26.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 11 March, 1967. Issue 56887, col A, p. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 383a.
- ↑ Date taken from his successor. Wray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 400.
- ↑ Norbury service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/210.
