William Pryce Cumby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Pryce Cumby

Royal Navy officer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1771

Place of Birth: Heighington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Sep-1837

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Captain William Pryce Cumby (20 March 1771 – 27 September 1837) was an officer in the Royal Navy whose excellent service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was highlighted when he was thrust into the limelight following his service at the Battle of Trafalgar.
During the battle the French almost took his vessel, the ship of the line Bellerophon.
Despite mounting casualties, heavy bombardment and the death of John Cooke, the captain of Bellerophon, the then Lieutenant Cumby ably took command, leading a charge that cleared his decks of boarders.
He then captured the enemy ship from which the attack had come.
He later served in the Caribbean and on convoy duties in the Atlantic.
At the time of his death, he was Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard.