Victor Hilary Danckwerts

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Victor Hilary Danckwerts ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Danckwerts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1910.[1]

On 5 August, 1912, he was appointed to Excellent to qualify for gunnery duties.[2]

On 10 November, 1917, he was appointed to Neptune to serve as gunnery officer.[3]

Danckwerts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1918.[4]

On 2 June, 1919, he was sent to study at the Staff College in Greenwich,[5] and on 15 September, 1920, he was appointed to the Staff College.[6]

Danckwerts was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc in July, 1930.[7][8]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry R. Moore
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
Jul, 1930[9][10]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 310.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 851.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 29.
  5. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 1865c.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1865b.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersD.html
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersD.html