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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 between 22 April 1938 and 2 September 1939. 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 1904–1905. He served upon HMS ''Venerable'' in 1905 and promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January 1905. He was the Gunnery Officer aboard HMS ''Vanguard'' between 1913–1917, 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 served aboard HMS ''Vanguard'' during World War I and was present during the battle of Jutland in 1916. He was promoted to captain in 1925 and went on to command HMS ''Yarmouth'' in 1926, HMS ''Castor'' in 1928 and HMS ''York'' in 1930. He commanded the Devonport Gunnery School between 1932 and 1934, HMS ''Rodney'' of the 2nd Battle Squadron of Home Fleet between 1934 and 1936. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to King George V in 1935.〔 He was promoted to Real Admiral in 1936 and commanded the Naval Brigade formed for ceremonial duties during the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937. He was appointed Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron on 22 April 1938, however due to ill health he was forced to relinquish the command on 2 September 1939.〔 While returning to England he died aboard ship and was buried at sea off Aden. He was survived by his wife Winifred Olive Cave whom he married on 18 February 1911 and three children, Hambleton, Rosemary and Peter. He is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Portsmouth Naval Memorial.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Casualty details — Custance, Wilfred Neville )〕 ==Citations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilfred Custance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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