Charles Duncan Johnson
Vice-Admiral Charles Duncan Johnson, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy (26 March, 1869 – 26 June, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1892.[1]
Captain
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1909.[2]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Drake in November 1911. On 10 December 1912, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Minerva, becoming Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
In August 1913, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Dido.
He was appointed in command of Attentive on 29 August, 1913 — still Captain (D) of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
He remained in Attentive as a Commodore, Second Class after handing over the role as ship's captain..[5]
By November, 1915, he was Commodore of the Dover Patrol, flying his broad pendant in Attentive under Vice-Admiral Reginald Bacon. At the same time, he was Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk.[6]
He was appointed in command of Marlborough on 25 October, 1918.[7]
Johnson was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 29 January, 1920.[8]
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1926 and placed on the Retired List on 2 March.[9] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1930.[10]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Hubert G. Brand |
Captain of H.M.S. Drake 30 Nov, 1911[11] |
Succeeded by Edward F. Bruen |
| Preceded by E. Hyde Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Minerva 10 Dec, 1912[12] and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla |
Succeeded by Percival H. Warleigh |
| Preceded by Thomas Jackson |
Captain of H.M.S. Attentive 29 Aug, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Charles D. Johnson |
| Preceded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
Captain of H.M.S. Dido 29 Aug, 1913[14] |
Succeeded by William M. Moir |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 29 Aug, 1913[15] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Fremantle |
| Preceded by ? |
Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk 13 Dec, 1914[16] |
Succeeded by Hubert Lynes |
| Preceded by Charles D. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Attentive 31 Dec, 1914[17] |
Succeeded by Neston W. Diggle |
| Preceded by Edward B. Kiddle |
Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough 25 Oct, 1918[18] |
Succeeded by Thomas N. James |
| Preceded by Philip H. Colomb |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve 9 Apr, 1921[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26239. p. 3. 1 January, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 282.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 842.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31791. p. 2189. 24 February, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33604. p. 2867. 9 May, 1930.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 301.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 842.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 April, 1921. Issue 42691, col D, p. 16.
