Admiral Sir John Durnford | |
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Born | 6 February 1849 |
Died | 13 June 1914 | (aged 65)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Vernon Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Burmese War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir John Durnford GCB DSO (6 February 1849 – 13 June 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Durnford joined the Royal Navy in 1862 and served in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 to 1886 for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO. [1] Promoted to captain in 1888, he commanded the torpedo school HMS Vernon from 1895 to 1899. [1] In October 1899 he was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Jupiter, serving in the Channel Fleet, and in December the following year he was appointed to Algiers for the Medway steam reserve. [2]
Durnford became Junior Naval Lord in February 1901 and was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 January 1902. [3] He served as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1904 to 1907. [1] He was President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich from 1908 to 1911 and retired in 1913. [1]
He lived at Elmshurst in Fareham. [4]
In 1881 he married Mary Louisa Eleanor Kirwan; they had one son and three daughters. [1]
Admiral Sir John Durnford | |
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Born | 6 February 1849 |
Died | 13 June 1914 | (aged 65)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Vernon Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Burmese War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir John Durnford GCB DSO (6 February 1849 – 13 June 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Durnford joined the Royal Navy in 1862 and served in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 to 1886 for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO. [1] Promoted to captain in 1888, he commanded the torpedo school HMS Vernon from 1895 to 1899. [1] In October 1899 he was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Jupiter, serving in the Channel Fleet, and in December the following year he was appointed to Algiers for the Medway steam reserve. [2]
Durnford became Junior Naval Lord in February 1901 and was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 January 1902. [3] He served as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1904 to 1907. [1] He was President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich from 1908 to 1911 and retired in 1913. [1]
He lived at Elmshurst in Fareham. [4]
In 1881 he married Mary Louisa Eleanor Kirwan; they had one son and three daughters. [1]