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| + | Born at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the son of Colonel A. W. Duke.<ref>Duke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/152.|}} f. 246.</ref> | ||
| − | Duke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908. | + | Duke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908. A 1909 evaluation from {{UK-Merlin}}'s Commander [[Frederic Henry Walter|Walter]] was terribly unfavourable: "very slack & rather ignorant, rather deaf."<ref>Duke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/152.|}} f. 246.</ref> |
| − | Duke served in the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} early in the war. In early 1916 he was appointed to the {{UK-Dublin|f=tp}} as first and gunnery officer. | + | Duke served in the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} early in the war. In early 1916 he was appointed to the {{UK-Dublin|f=tp}} as first and gunnery officer.<ref>Duke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/152.|}} f. 246.</ref> |
| − | Duke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916. | + | Duke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916.<ref>Duke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/152.|}} f. 246.</ref> |
| − | Duke was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard|f=tp}} on 1 January, 1917. He somehow survived when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917 but died two days later of his injuries. | + | Duke was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard|f=tp}} on 1 January, 1917. He somehow survived when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917, being just one of three men aboard not to be killed outright, but he died two days later of his injuries.<ref>Duke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/152.|}} f. 246.</ref> |
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Lieutenant-Commander Alan Charles Henderson Duke, R.N. (8 June, 1886 – 11 July, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the son of Colonel A. W. Duke.[1]
Duke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908. A 1909 evaluation from Merlin's Commander Walter was terribly unfavourable: "very slack & rather ignorant, rather deaf."[2]
Duke served in the battleship Queen early in the war. In early 1916 he was appointed to the light cruiser H.M.S. Dublin as first and gunnery officer.[3]
Duke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[4]
Duke was appointed to the battleship H.M.S. Vanguard on 1 January, 1917. He somehow survived when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917, being just one of three men aboard not to be killed outright, but he died two days later of his injuries.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/152. f. 246.
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/152. f. 246.
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/152. f. 246.
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/152. f. 246.
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/152. f. 246.
