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Newcombe, Holmes

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Title Lieutenant (RNCVR)
Official Number OFF VR-0481
 
Birth 26/04/1859 Death 23/07/1934
Place Harvey Place Vancouver
Area NB Area BC
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
In 1889 he came to Vancouver BC. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner) After his naval service he was a Master Mariner on the Pacific Coast. He served in the Comox, Skidegate and Cutch as Master. In 1900 he was a Fisheries Protection Officer. He retired in 1926.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RNCVR (With seniority dated 01/12/1917). He served in HMCS Malaspina (In command 1917). (He was demobilized.)
 
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Named Features Newcomb Rocks (BC)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=669&; Rushton, Gerald A. (1974);
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