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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.

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.

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

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

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