David William Shafto Douglas

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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.

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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.