Arthur Walter Forbes
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Jump to navigationJump to searchArthur Walter Forbes, D.S.O., ( – 6 March, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 5 April, 1917, Forbes was captain of the submarine C 7 and he sank UC 68 in a night attack near the Schouwen Bank.[1][2]
On 6 March, 1918, he was killed when his new command, submarine H 5 was rammed by the S.S. Rutherglen in Carnarvon Bay.[3][4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George F. Bradshaw |
Captain of H.M.S. C 7 before 5 Apr, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Cromwell H. Varley |
Captain of H.M.S. H 5 ? – 6 Mar, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 7.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 467-8.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 7.
