David William Shafto Douglas
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Lieutenant-Commander David William Shafto Douglas, (1 July, 1883 – 31 May, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
David Douglas was born in Totnes in 1883, the son of Archibald Lucius Douglas, who was a Rear-Admiral in the service when David entered the navy in 1897.
Douglas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]
Douglas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]
Douglas served as gunnery officer in the battleship Goliath from 10 November 1913 until she was torpedoed by a Turkish submarine and lost on 13 May 1915.[3]
Douglas was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Black Prince on 9 August, 1915 as Gunnery Officer and died when she was lost at the Battle of Jutland.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alldin U. Moore |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 55 21 Jul, 1903[4] – 18 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by David de B. Stocks |
Footnotes
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
