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{{LCommRN}} '''David William Shafto Douglas''', (1 July, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''David William Shafto Douglas''', (1 July, 1883 – 31 May, 1916) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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David Douglas was born in Totnes in 1883, the son of [[Archibald Lucius Douglas]], who was a Rear-Admiral in the service when David entered the navy in 1897.
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Douglas was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1904.<ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/26.|}} f. 429.</ref>
 
   
 
   
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Douglas served as gunnery officer in the {{UK-Goliath|f=t}} from 10 November 1913 until she was torpedoed by a Turkish submarine and lost on 13 May 1915.<ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/26.|}} f. 429.</ref>
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Douglas was appointed to the {{UK-BlackPrince|f=tp}} on 9 August, 1915 as Gunnery Officer and died when she was lost at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 29 May 2022

Lieutenant-Commander David William Shafto Douglas, (1 July, 1883 – 31 May, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

David Douglas was born in Totnes in 1883, the son of Archibald Lucius Douglas, who was a Rear-Admiral in the service when David entered the navy in 1897.

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]

Douglas served as gunnery officer in the battleship Goliath from 10 November 1913 until she was torpedoed by a Turkish submarine and lost on 13 May 1915.[3]

Douglas was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Black Prince on 9 August, 1915 as Gunnery Officer and died when she was lost at the Battle of Jutland.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alldin U. Moore
Captain of H.M. T.B. 55
21 Jul, 1903[4] – 18 Aug, 1903
Succeeded by
David de B. Stocks

Footnotes

  1. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
  2. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
  3. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/26. f. 429.
  4. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.