Henry Chalker Durrant Field

Field as a Lieutenant with officers in H.M.S. Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Commander (retired) Henry Chalker Durrant Field, R.N. (19 July, 1880 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1902.

Field was appointed to the battleship Magnificent on service with the Channel Fleet from 16 July 1904 through 5 November, 1906.

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1910.

Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Harpy on 31 July, 1912.^[1]

Field was appointed in command of the third class protected cruiser Proserpine on 14 January, 1914.^[2]

Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 4 November, 1923.

Served in shore-based appointments and reverted to the Retired List in 1942.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle	Captain of H.M.S. Leven 20 Dec, 1906^[3] – 27 Jul, 1909^[Inference]	Succeeded by George W. McO. Campbell
Preceded by Hugh P. Buckle	Captain of H.M.S. Kennet 27 Jul, 1909^[4] – 1 Jun, 1910	Succeeded by Percy Withers
Preceded by Percy Withers	Captain of H.M.S. Foyle 1 Jun, 1910 – 20 Jun, 1910	Succeeded by Bernard M. Harvey
Preceded by Harold V. Dundas	Captain of H.M.S. Harpy 31 Jul, 1912^[5] – 20 Nov, 1913^[Inference]	Succeeded by Gerald C. Dickens
Preceded by Gerald C. Dickens	Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 20 Nov, 1913 – 14 Jan, 1914	Succeeded by Clive Phillipps-Wolley
Preceded by Tufton P. H. Beamish	Captain of H.M.S. Proserpine 9 Feb, 1914^[6] – 18 Jun, 1914	Succeeded by George C. Hardy