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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kinfauns Castle (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kinfauns Castle'']]'''<br>4 Aug, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''m''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Dorsett Evans|Maurice D. Evans]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Drummond Church|William D. Church]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Weymouth (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Weymouth'']]'''<br>6 Apr, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''i''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Drummond Church|William D. Church]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Weymouth (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Weymouth'']]'''<br>6 Apr, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''i''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Nicholas|John Nicholas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']]'''<br>19 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''e''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Nicholas|John Nicholas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hindustan (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']]'''<br>19 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''e''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles William Keighly-Peach|Charles W. Keighly-Peach]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 15 January 2015
Vice-Admiral Denis Burke Crampton, M.V.O., D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Crampton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1911.[1]
He was fifth of fourteen captains in order of merit in a Royal Navy War College class of 2 March - 19 Jun, 1914.
In April 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Weymouth.[2]
He was appointed in command of the sloop Hindustan on 19 June, 1916.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George R. Mansell |
Captain of H.M.Y. Alexandra 19 Aug, 1911[4] |
Succeeded by Thomas Killick |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Kinfauns Castle 4 Aug, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by Maurice D. Evans |
| Preceded by William D. Church |
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth 6 Apr, 1915[6] |
Succeeded by John D. Kelly |
| Preceded by John Nicholas |
Captain of H.M.S. Hindustan 19 Jun, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Charles W. Keighly-Peach |
Footnotes
