Harold Farncomb

Rear-Admiral

Harold Farncomb

CB DSO MVO
Rear-Admiral; Harold Farncomb; CB DSO MVO
	Commodore Harold Farncomb on the bridge of HMAS Shropshire, July 1945
Nicknames	Uncle Hal, Fearless Frank
Born	28 February 1899; North Sydney, New South Wales
Died	12 February 1971 (aged 71); Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Navy
Service years	1912–1951
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	HM Australian Squadron (1944–45, 1946–49); HMS Attacker (1944); HMAS Australia (1941–44); HMAS Canberra (1940–41); HMAS Perth (1939–40); HMAS Yarra (1937–38)
Conflicts	First World War; Second World War Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of the Mediterranean; Battle of the Coral Sea; Guadalcanal Campaign; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; Battle of Cape Gloucester; Battle of Luzon; Invasion of Lingayen Gulf; ;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Member of the Royal Victorian Order; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Navy Cross (United States); Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Barrister and solicitor

Rear-Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb, CB, DSO, MVO (28 February 1899 – 12 February 1971) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) who served in the First and Second World Wars, and as a lawyer. He was the first Australian-born RAN officer to reach a flag rank in the RAN. The Collins class submarine HMAS Farncomb is named in his honour.