Farncomb H B

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Person	Farncomb H B
Body Type	Person
Citizen Of Country	Australia
Birth YMD	1899 Feb 28
Birth Place	Sydney
Decoration	Companion Of The Order Of The Bath Distinguished Service Order Member Of The Royal Victorian Order
Postings	3
Personal Involvement	1942 05 07 0100 Battle Of The Coral Sea - Farncomb H B 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands - Farncomb H B
Relevance	Commissioned Officer

	Alias
	Farncomb Harold Bruce

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as Personal Involvement	3) 2: Age Year	4) 2:Rank	5) 2: Command Unit Involvement	6) 1: Details
1942 05 07 0100 Battle Of The Coral Sea	N	43.18yr	Captain	HMAS Australia - 1942 05 07 0100 Battle Of The Coral Sea
1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands	N	43.44yr	Captain	HMAS Australia - 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands	Aim: To deny the area to the Japanese, in particular to stop the completion of the airfield on Guadalcanal and to remove the seaplane base on Tulagi. To use the area for further offensive operations in the Solomon Islands. Results: The Japanese were taken by surprise and the landing was almost unopposed. The final capture of the island took six months and much bitter fighting.

Postings
1) Posted By Posting	2) 1: Post To Unit	3) 2: Primary Ship Class Image	4) 1: End YMD	5) 1: Duration Duration	6) 1:Rank	7) 1: Age Of Person Year
1939 06 01 HMAS Perth Farncomb H B	HMAS Perth		1942 Jun 01	3yr 6hr 0.175min	Captain	40.25yr
1944 12 19 RAN Australian Squadron Farncomb H B	RAN Australian Squadron		1945 Jul 21	214day	Commodore	45.8yr
1946 11 07 RAN Australian Squadron Farncomb H B	RAN Australian Squadron		1949 Jan 01	2yr 55day 12hr 0.582min	Commodore \| Rear Admiral	47.69yr

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