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Wilfred Custance
Rear Admiral Wilfred Neville Custance CB (25 June 1884 – 13 December 1939) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron from April 1938 to September 1939. Naval career Born on 25 June 1884 in South Kensington, England, the eldest child of Henry Neville Custance and Alice Georgina, née Custance. His grandfather was Admiral Sir Reginald Custance. He joined the Royal Navy on 15 January 1899 as a cadet. He was rated midshipman on 15 May 1900 and served aboard HMS ''Ocean''. Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 15 July 1903 he served aboard HMS ''Foam'' in the Mediterranean Station between 1904 and 1905. He served upon HMS ''Venerable'' in 1905 and promoted to lieutenant on 15 January 1905. He was the Gunnery Officer aboard HMS ''Vanguard'' between 1913 and 1917, and was having dinner aboard another ship at Scapa Flow in 1917 when HMS ''Vanguard'' suffered an internal explosion and sank with the loss of lives of 843 men. He serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kensington
South Kensington, nicknamed Little Paris, is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with the advent of the railways in the late 19th century and the opening (and shutting) and naming of local tube stations. The area has many museums and cultural landmarks with a high number of visitors, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Adjacent affluent centres such as Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington, have been considered as some of the most exclusive real estate in the world. Geography As is often the case in other areas of London, the boundaries for South Kensington are arbitrary and have altered with time. This is due in part to usage arising from the tube stops and other landmarks which developed across Brompton. A contemporary definition is the commercial area around the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
