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THE sudden death of Capt. Warren Frederick Caborne occurred from acute peritonitis on June 14 at Loppington Hall, near Wem, Shropshire. He was nearly seventy-five years of age, being born in July 1849. At the age of sixteen Caborne joined the mercantile marine and served for some time under Capt. Henry Toynbee, who was the first marine superintendent in the Meteorological Office. He joined the R.N.R. in 1879, and became a lieutenant in 1882. He was in command of the transport Adowa during the Burma Expedition. Caborne retired from the R.N.R. in 1894 with the rank of Commander; he was a Nautical Assessor from 1898 until 1914, and served in the same capacity to the Court of Appeal from 1903 to 1908, and to the Privy Council. He was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and of the Royal Meteorological Society. For many years he served on the council of the latter; he was also a vice-president, and for some time honorary secretary. He was the author of numerous papers dealing with the naval reserve and marine subjects.
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Capt. W. F. Caborne. Nature 113, 933 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113933b0
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