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'''Robert Humphrey Downes''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''Robert Humphrey Downes''', ( – 24 November, 1908) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Downes was appointed as {{LaCRN}} of the new {{UK-TB10|f=t}} on 10 May, 1907. | |||
Downes died of enteric fever on 24 November, 1908 and was replaced in command of the torpedo boat by [[Walter John Fletcher|Walter J. Fletcher]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 23:33, 20 April 2017
Lieutenant Robert Humphrey Downes, ( – 24 November, 1908) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Downes was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the new first-class torpedo boat T.B. 10 on 10 May, 1907.
Downes died of enteric fever on 24 November, 1908 and was replaced in command of the torpedo boat by Walter J. Fletcher.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 10 10 May, 1907[1] |
Succeeded by Walter J. Fletcher |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
