Walter Pulteney Koe
Captain Walter Pulteney Koe (22 September, 1877 – 6 January, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Hampton, Wick.
Koe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1899.[1]
Koe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1907.[2]
Retired at his own request on 26 February, 1912.
Koe was lent to the Turkish Navy in June 1914, and was recalled along with the rest of the Naval Mission in September 1914. He arrived home on 1 October, and was appointed in command of the armed yacht Ellida on 6 October, 1914 and placed in command of Auxiliary Patrol Area XIX. He was superseded in command of the Area on 10 September and then of the yacht on 15 October, 1915.[3]
Koe was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 22 September, 1917.
Post-War
Koe was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 22 September, 1922.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Percy G. Brown |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 103 1 Feb, 1901[4] – Aug, 1902[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry T. Gartside-Tipping |
Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XIX 29 May, 1915 – 10 Sep, 1915 |
Succeeded by Arthur P. James |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Honeysuckle 30 Jun, 1916 – 22 Jul, 1916 |
Succeeded by Horace H. Tatham |
Footnotes
- ↑ Koe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/331. f. 373.
- ↑ Koe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/331. f. 373.
- ↑ Koe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/331. f. 373.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 276.
- ↑ Koe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/587
