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{{LieutRN}} '''Walter Borrowes''', R.N. (22 September, 1892 &ndash; c. 4 January, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== The son of Baronet Major Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes of the North Staffordshire Regiment, Borrowes passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May 1910.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> Following some time in {{UK-Collingwood|f=p}}, {{UK-Defence}} and {{UK-Indomitable}}, Borrowes was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> Following brief stints in {{UK-Wear}} and {{UK-Vigilant}}, Borrowes was appointed to {{UK-Dolphin}} for submarine instruction on 23 May 1914. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1914 and completed his training as the war began. He was appointed to {{UK-E8}} on 25 September, but was transferred to {{UK-C31}} on 14 November, 1914. Borrowes died when {{UK-C31}} was lost to an unknown cause off the Belgian coast in early January, 1915.<ref>Borrowes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/23.|}} f. 23.</ref> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Walter+Borrowes Service Records] {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts></div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Borrowes, Walter}} {{CatPerson|UK|1892|1915}} {{CatLieut|UK}} {{CatSubmariner|UK}} {{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}} {{CatTrainEst|September, 1905}} {{CatRN}}

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