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Vice-Admiral John Walter Durnford, R.N., Retired (25 October, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 29 February, 1912.[1]

Durnford was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the minelaying submarine Porpoise on 27 August, 1918.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen
Captain of H.M.S. Porpoise
27 Aug, 1918[3]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles T. A. Bunbury
Captain of H.M.S. Sorceress
May, 1922[4]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward S. F. Fegen
Captain of H.M.S. Somme
1923 – 12 Nov, 1923[5]
Succeeded by
Walter N. T. Beckett
Preceded by
Cecil S. Sandford
Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
Jul, 1939[6] – Jul, 1940[7]
Succeeded by
Edward C. Thornton
Preceded by
Arthur R. Halfhide
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
Jun, 1942[8] – Oct, 1943[9]
Succeeded by
Royer M. Dick

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 23.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 813.
  5. Superseded that day. Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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