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On 7 July, 1887, Colmore was loaned to the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref>
 
On 7 July, 1887, Colmore was loaned to the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref>
  
Commander of [[H.M.S. Revenge (1892)|“Revenge”]] in 1896.
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He was commander of {{UK-1Revenge}} in 1896.
  
He served as First Lieutenant under Captain Curzon-Howe in the screw corvette [[HMS Cleopatra (1878)|“Cleopatra”]] on the North American and West Indies Station. With a landing party from his ship he protected the inhabitants of Bluefields, Nicaragua in March 1894, and it was only by his firmness that a serious outbreak was averted. N&AI 20 March 1896
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He served as First Lieutenant under Captain Curzon-Howe in the screw corvette [[HMS Cleopatra (1878)|“Cleopatra”]] on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. With a landing party from his ship he protected the inhabitants of Bluefields, Nicaragua in March 1894, and it was only by his firmness that a serious outbreak was averted. N&AI 20 March 1896.
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Reginald Blayney Colmore

Reginald Blayney Colmore ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

On 7 July, 1887, Colmore was loaned to the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 41 for manoeuvres.[1]

He was commander of Revenge in 1896.

He served as First Lieutenant under Captain Curzon-Howe in the screw corvette “Cleopatra” on the North America and West Indies Station. With a landing party from his ship he protected the inhabitants of Bluefields, Nicaragua in March 1894, and it was only by his firmness that a serious outbreak was averted. N&AI 20 March 1896.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M. T.B. 41
7 Jul, 1887[2]
Succeeded by
Arthur T. Taylor

 

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.