Victor Hilary Danckwerts

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

Life & Career

Born in Brompton, London, Danckwerts gained four months' time on passing out of Britannia.

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]

After passing the best examination in practical Gunnery when qualifying for Gunnery Lieutenant, Danckwerts was awarded the Commander Egerton Prize of 1912-13.

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]

Post-War

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 promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.

Danckwerts was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.

Danckwerts was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc in July, 1930.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry R. Moore
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
Jul, 1930[7][8] – Jul, 1932
Succeeded by
Edward N. Syfret

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