Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell
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Captain Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell, D.S.C., R.N. (15 November, 1892 – 24 April, 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Captain W. N. Tufnell of the East Surrey Regiment.
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1915.[1]
Tufnell was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 24 September, 1918.[2]
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1923.[3]
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.[4]
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]
World War II
On 5 July, 1945, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VI, vice Bridge.[6]
Tufnell retired on 2 January, 1946 and reverted to it (somehow) on 1 April, 1946.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril J. H. Hill |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 26 Dec, 1917 – 24 Sep, 1918 |
Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
| Preceded by Arthur H. L. Terry |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 24 Sep, 1918[8] – 2 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Tristram Fox |
| Preceded by Guy L. Warren |
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony 1 Aug, 1929[9] – Aug, 1931 |
Succeeded by Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton |
| Preceded by Oswald W. Cornwallis |
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry 12 Apr, 1937[10] – 18 Aug, 1938 |
Succeeded by Richard F. J. Onslow |
| Preceded by Henry B. Rawlings |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo 31 Dec, 1938 – 1941 |
Succeeded by Hector Boyes |
| Preceded by Arthur D. Read |
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies 23 Sep, 1941 – 4 Aug, 1942[11] |
Succeeded by Leslie N. Brownfield |
| Preceded by Reginald H. Portal |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign 7 Aug, 1942 – 13 Nov, 1942 |
Succeeded by Peter Skelton |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
