Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell
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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.
Tufnell was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret on 24 September, 1918.[1]
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1923.
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.
Tufnell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.
World War II
Tufnell retired on 2 January, 1946 and reverted to it (somehow) on 1 April, 1946.
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[2] – 2 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Tristram Fox |
| Preceded by Guy L. Warren |
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony 1 Aug, 1929[3] – Aug, 1931 |
Succeeded by Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton |
| Preceded by Oswald W. Cornwallis |
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry 12 Apr, 1937[4] – 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 |
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 Sydney Hopkins |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 793.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.
