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'''Reginald Burnard Darke''' (1885 – 1962) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Reginald Burnard Darke''', C.B., D.S.O., RN. (22 August, 1885 – 1962) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 20}}
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He was appointed to the {{UK-C13|f=t}} on 27 May, 1909    He left on 1 March, 1910 to take command of the {{UK-A7|f=t}}.  Successively, he was placed in command of {{UK-B1}} on 8 August, 1910 and {{UK-C16}} on 5 January, 1911.  This string of undersea work was broken when he was appointed to {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} of the {{UK-BS|2}} on 14 December, 1912.  This appointment would carry him well into the war.<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Darke left ''King George V'' on 1 July, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-C1|f=t}}.
  
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Promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1915, Darke was to remain in ''C1'' until 1 January, 1916..<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
  
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A year and a half in command of {{UK-G2}} followed, then a year in {{UK-L1}}.<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>\
  
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 20}}
 
  
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Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-A7|f=t}} on 1 March, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 350}}
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==Post-War==
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}}.
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]] the next day.<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 02:07, 30 June 2015

Rear-Admiral Reginald Burnard Darke, C.B., D.S.O., RN. (22 August, 1885 – 1962) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Darke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]

He was appointed to the submarine C 13 on 27 May, 1909 He left on 1 March, 1910 to take command of the submarine A 7. Successively, he was placed in command of B 1 on 8 August, 1910 and C 16 on 5 January, 1911. This string of undersea work was broken when he was appointed to King George V of the Second Battle Squadron on 14 December, 1912. This appointment would carry him well into the war.[2]

Great War

Darke left King George V on 1 July, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the submarine C 1.

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915, Darke was to remain in C1 until 1 January, 1916..[3]

A year and a half in command of G 2 followed, then a year in L 1.[4]\

Darke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Darke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[6] In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914 the next day.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Claude C. Dobson 		Captain of H.M.S. A 7
1 Mar, 1910[8] 		Succeeded by
Roland A. V. Durell
Preceded by
Thomas F. Besant 		Captain of H.M.S. C 16
5 Jan, 1911[9] 		Succeeded by
Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
? – 31 Mar, 1926[10] 		Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Robert R. Turner 		Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
Dec, 1926[11] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
  2. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  3. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  4. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  5. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  6. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  7. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
  10. ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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