Harold Farncomb
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| Harold Bruce Farncomb | |
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| 28 February, 1899 - 12 February, 1971 | |
 Commander (later Rear Admiral) Harold Farmcomb on the bridge of HMAS Shropshire |
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| Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1912-1951 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | CB DSO MVO Mentioned in Dispatches (3) Navy Cross Legion of Merit |
Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb CB, DSO, MVO (28 February 1899 - 12 February 1971) was an Australian Rear Admiral who served in both World War I and World War II and the first Australian to reach a flag rank.
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[edit] Early Life
Harold Farncomb was born in North Sydney, New South Wales on 28 February 1899 to Frank and Helen Farncomb. Farncomb and his family live resided Gordon on the edeg of Sydney. He attended Gordon State School and Sydney High School before entering the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) at the 13 in the first intake. Farncomb excelled academically at the RANC graduating with very impressive scores.[1]. On completing his studies at the RANC he was promoted to midshipman on 1 January 1917 and left immediately on the steamer Naldera. Farncomb was stationed on board the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign in April 1917.[2]
[edit] Military career
[edit] Early career
Farncomb served on the Royal Sovereign until shortly after the end of World War I. On leaving the Royal Sovereign Farncomb was promoted to sub-lieutenant and sent to HMS Excellent on Whale Island for course training. After completing training at Whale Island Farncomb was transferred to Woolsher a small craft attached to the destroyer force at Forth. He then received his first posting in Australia, he was stationed on board HMAS Stalwart for a year as a gunnery officer, this posting was followed by a year on the staff of Commodore Percy Addison, Commodore Commanding the Australia Squadron (CCAS).[3] In May 1925 after a 10 month war staff course in the United Kingdom he took a posting as a staff officer (operations) with the CCAS.
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[edit] References
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- David Stevens, ed. 1996. The Royal Australian Navy in World War II. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1741141842
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