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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7904631&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/17.] | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7904631&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/17.] | ||
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| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | |||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur William Moore|Arthur W. Moore]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Fourth Sea Lord|Junior Naval Lord]]'''<br>1901 – 1904 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Samuel Inglefield|Frederick S. Inglefield]]''' | |||
|- | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur William Moore|Sir Arthur W. Moore]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Cape of Good Hope Station|Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station]]'''<br>1904 – 1907 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmund Samuel Poë|Sir Edmund S. Poë]]''' | |||
|- | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|Arthur D. Fanshawe]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]'''<br>1908 – 1911 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic William Fisher|Sir Frederic W. Fisher]]''' | |||
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[[Category:1849 births|Durnford]] | [[Category:1849 births|Durnford]] | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 30 October 2010
Admiral SIR John Durnford, G.C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (6 February, 1849 – 13 June, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Durnford succeeded Admiral Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 23 March, 1908.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice MacLeod.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 18 February, 1908. Issue 38572, col E, pg. 10.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
Bibliography
- "Death of Sir John Durnford" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 June, 1914. Issue 40550, col B, pg. 12.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur W. Moore |
Junior Naval Lord 1901 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Frederick S. Inglefield |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur W. Moore |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1904 – 1907 |
Succeeded by Sir Edmund S. Poë |
| Preceded by Arthur D. Fanshawe |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1908 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederic W. Fisher |
Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1914 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of September, 1862
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)
- Junior Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station
- Presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
