Herbert Julian Carn-Duff
Lieutenant Herbert Julian Carn-Duff, D.S.C. (13 July, 1892 – 13 April, 1922) served in the Royal Navy. He would become well-known as a rugby player, but drowned at age 29.
Life & Career
The son of The Honourable Mr. Justice Carn-Duff, C.H. of Calcutta.
Carn-Duff was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 September, 1912.[1]
Carn-Duff was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1914.[2]
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth considered Carn-Duff "much to blame" in a grounding of P45 and the Lieutenant was cautioned to be more careful in future.[3]
Carn-Duff was appointed in command of the destroyer Lucifer on 28 January, 1918.[4]
Appointed to Valiant on 1 September 1921, Carn-Duff drowned at Plymouth "under mysterious circumstances" on 13 April, 1922. He had gone ashore to play rugby, and was seen in Plymouth at 11.20pm, "sober and normal". His body was found the next day off Bull Point. It was thought that he might have fallen into the water while trying to find a boat that could take him back to the battleship.[5][6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. P59 19 Feb, 1917[7] – 7 Sep, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Reginald A. Woodward |
| Preceded by Charles B. Land |
Captain of H.M.S. P45 7 Sep, 1917[9][10] – 28 Jan, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by John R. P. Thompson |
| Preceded by Edward C. Thornton |
Captain of H.M.S. Lucifer 28 Jan, 1918[12][13] – 28 Jan, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 32b.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
- ↑ "Naval Officer Drowned." The Times (London, England), 15 Apr. 1922, p. 9.
- ↑ "Death of Two Naval Officers." The Times (London, England), 17 Apr. 1922, p. 16.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396f.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
- ↑ Carn-Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/68. f. 68.
