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{{CaptRN}} '''Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell''', D.S.C., R.N. (15 November, 1892 – 24 April, 1965) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Tufnell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1936.<ref>Tufnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/53.}}  f. 53.</ref>
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On 5 July, 1945, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VI, vice [[Arthur Robin Moore Bridge|Bridge]].<ref>Tufnell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/53.}}  f. 53.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 7 April 2022

Captain Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell, D.S.C., R.N. (15 November, 1892 – 24 April, 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain W. N. Tufnell of the East Surrey Regiment.

Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1915.[1]

Tufnell was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 24 September, 1918.[2]

Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1923.[3]

Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.[4]

Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]

World War II

On 5 July, 1945, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VI, vice Bridge.[6]

Tufnell retired on 2 January, 1946 and reverted to it (somehow) on 1 April, 1946.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cyril J. H. Hill 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 4
26 Dec, 1917 – 24 Sep, 1918 		Succeeded by
Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke
Preceded by
Arthur H. L. Terry 		Captain of H.M.S. Ferret
24 Sep, 1918[8] – 2 Feb, 1919 		Succeeded by
Tristram Fox
Preceded by
Guy L. Warren 		Captain of H.M.S. Bryony
1 Aug, 1929[9] – Aug, 1931 		Succeeded by
Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton
Preceded by
Oswald W. Cornwallis 		Captain of H.M.S. Coventry
12 Apr, 1937[10] – 18 Aug, 1938 		Succeeded by
Richard F. J. Onslow
Preceded by
Henry B. Rawlings 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo
31 Dec, 1938 – 1941 		Succeeded by
Hector Boyes
Preceded by
Arthur D. Read 		Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
23 Sep, 1941 – 4 Aug, 1942[11] 		Succeeded by
Leslie N. Brownfield
Preceded by
Reginald H. Portal 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
7 Aug, 1942 – 13 Nov, 1942 		Succeeded by
Peter Skelton

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
  3. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  4. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  5. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  6. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  7. ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/53. f. 53.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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