Harold Farncomb

Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb CB, DSO, MVO, RAN was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy who served in the First and Second World Wars, and a lawyer. He was the first Australianborn RAN officer to reach a flag rank in the RAN. Collins class submarine HMAS160Farncomb is named in his honour.

Harold Farncomb was born in North Sydney, New South Wales onFebruary 1899, the second child of Frank Farncomb and Helen Louisa Farncomb, ne Sampson. The family lived in Gordon on the north shore of Sydney. He attended Gordon Public School and Sydney Boys High School before entering the Royal Australian Naval College at agein the RANCs first intake. Farncomb excelled academically at the RANC, graduating with very impressive scores and topped his final year . On completing his studies at the RANC he was promoted to midshipman onJanuary 1917 and left immediately on the steamer Naldera for training with the Royal Navy. Farncomb was stationed on board the battleship HMS160Royal Sovereign in April 1917.

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