Douglas Agnew
Captain (retired) Douglas Agnew, (5 February, 1869 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He may have entered the service via the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Agnew entered the Royal Naval Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant on 22 October, 1897. He served aboard H.M.S. Undaunted and Iphigenia in late 1898.[1]
After Short Courses in Torpedo and Gunnery, Agnew entered the Royal Navy on 1 October, 1898 at the rank of Lieutenant.[2]
Agnew was commended for services rendered in the salvage of the Cunard Company's S.S. Invernia, which had struck a reef near Queenstown in May 1911. The company conveyed a token of its personal recognition of his help in March, 1912.[3]
Agnew was retired at his own request with the rank of Commander on 31 July, 1912. He was called up for service in the Great War and appointed to President for special Transport duties at Liverpool. In August 1916, he was sent to Salonika for work on the staff of the Principal Naval Transport Officer, Commodore, Second Class Herbert Algernon Adam. In January, 1918, he was sent to Boulogne for similar duties.[4]
He reverted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain (retired) in January, 1919.
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Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Agnew Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/66/484. f. 496.
- ↑ Agnew Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/123. f. 125.
- ↑ Agnew Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/123. f. 125.
- ↑ Agnew Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/123. f. 125.
