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As a {{MidRN}} in mid-1900, Douglas landed with men from {{UK-1Centurion}} during the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. | As a {{MidRN}} in mid-1900, Douglas landed with men from {{UK-1Centurion}} during the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 27 August 2019
Captain Philip William Douglas (27 June, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Douglas entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia, passing in 1st in order of merit with 1624 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.[1]
As a Midshipman in mid-1900, Douglas landed with men from Centurion during the Boxer Rebellion.
Douglas was appointed to Warspite as gunnery officer on 22 November, 1914.
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
