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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325. p. 29.] 4 January, 1910.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325. p. 29.] 4 January, 1910.</ref> | ||
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|''Lion'']] on November, 1911.<ref>Roberts. ''Battlecruisers''. p. 123.</ref> | He was appointed command of the battlecruiser [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|''Lion'']] on November, 1911.<ref>Roberts. ''Battlecruisers''. p. 123.</ref> | ||
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On 9 August, 1914, Duff's [[H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)|''Birmingham'']] encountered U-15 which had been immobilised by engine trouble and delivered a fatal ram.{{CN}} He commanded ''Birmingham'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. | On 9 August, 1914, Duff's [[H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)|''Birmingham'']] encountered U-15 which had been immobilised by engine trouble and delivered a fatal ram.{{CN}} He commanded ''Birmingham'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. | ||
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30111/supplements/5454 (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454.] 4 June, 1917.</ref> | On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30111/supplements/5454 (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454.] 4 June, 1917.</ref> | ||
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Duff was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 November, 1920, vice [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|Nicholson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32154/pages/12054 no. 32154. p. 12054.] 7 December, 1920.</ref> | Duff was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 November, 1920, vice [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|Nicholson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32154/pages/12054 no. 32154. p. 12054.] 7 December, 1920.</ref> | ||
On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]] as [[Naval Equipment Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Equipment]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue '''43556''', col F, p. 20.</ref> | On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]] as [[Naval Equipment Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Equipment]].<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue '''43556''', col F, p. 20.</ref> | ||
Duff was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1926.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33139/pages/1650 no. 33139. p. 1650.] 5 March, 1926.</ref> | Duff was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 March, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33139/pages/1650 no. 33139. p. 1650.] 5 March, 1926.</ref> | ||
Duff was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 May, 1930, vice [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33604/pages/2867 no. 33604. p. 2867.] 9 May, 1930.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33606/pages/3069 no. 33606. p. 3069.] 16 May, 1930.</ref> | Duff was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 May, 1930, vice [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]],<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33604/pages/2867 no. 33604. p. 2867.] 9 May, 1930.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33606/pages/3069 no. 33606. p. 3069.] 16 May, 1930.</ref> | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 24 September 2012
Admiral SIR Arthur Alan Morison Duff, K.C.B., Royal Navy (19 April, 1874 – 5 April, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[1]
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Lion on November, 1911.[2]
Great War
On 9 August, 1914, Duff's Birmingham encountered U-15 which had been immobilised by engine trouble and delivered a fatal ram.[Citation needed] He commanded Birmingham at the Battle of Jutland.
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.[3]
Post-War
Duff was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 November, 1920, vice Nicholson.[4]
On 16 May, 1924, Duff succeeded Rear-Admiral Douglas L. Dent as Director of Naval Equipment.[5]
Duff was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1926.[6]
Duff was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1930, vice Keyes,[7] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 May.[8]
Life & Career
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32154. p. 12054. 7 December, 1920.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 February, 1924. Issue 43556, col F, p. 20.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33604. p. 2867. 9 May, 1930.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Arthur Duff" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 8 April, 1952. Issue 52281, col D, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196.89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196.43.
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