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Latest revision as of 00:27, 12 April 2023

Captain John Domvile Auchmuty Musters, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (10 December, 1892 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of retired Captain J. G. Musters, R.N..

Musters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1915[1]

On 9 August, 1915, admitted to hospital in Alexandria with a gunshot wound to his foot.

Musters was captain of the submarine C 4 on 28 October, 1917 when she hit UC 17 with a dud torpedo and on 27 March, 1918, when she did the same to UB 57.[2]

Post-War

On 14 August, 1920, Musters was appointed in command of the submarine L 21.[3]

Musters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1923.

Musters was promoted to the rank of Commander on 39 June, 1929.

World War II

Musters was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 10 December, 1942.

A Court Martial conviction date 21 August, 1944 on charges originally under Section 28 of N. D. Act but altered to Section 43 caused all his seniority as a captain to be forfeited, altering his seniority to 21 August, 1944. He was severely reprimanded and dismissed Eaglet.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred E. Whitehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. C 4
27 Jul, 1917 – 31 May, 1918 		Succeeded by
William Ibbett
Preceded by
Claud B. Barry 		Captain of H.M.S. D 4
31 May, 1918 – 31 Dec, 1918 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of S.M.S. UC 95
31 Dec, 1918 – 6 Jan, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. H 31
6 Jan, 1919[4] – 14 Aug, 1920 		Succeeded by
Reginald T. Chritchlow
Preceded by
Edward A. Aylmer 		Captain of H.M.S. L 21
14 Aug, 1920[5] – Mar, 1921 		Succeeded by
Frank P. Busbridge
Preceded by
Henry K. B. Mitchell 		Captain of H.M.S. H 22
17 Jun, 1923[6] – 8 Sep, 1924 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by
The Hon. Walter S. Carson 		Captain of H.M.S. L 54
12 Sep, 1924[7] – 20 Nov, 1926 		Succeeded by
Alastair S. Cumming
Preceded by
Colin Mayers 		Captain of H.M.S. M 2
22 Jan, 1927[8][9] – 14 May, 1929 		Succeeded by
Alexander S. Hutchinson
Preceded by
Frederick H. Taylor 		Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
c. late 1929 – 9 Feb, 1931 		Succeeded by
Edward M. C. Barraclough
Preceded by
Cyril G. B. Coltart 		Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
1 Oct, 1929 – c. 11 Nov, 1929[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
John H. Macnair 		Captain of H.M.S. X1
1 Mar, 1933 – 8 Dec, 1933 		Succeeded by
Robert S. Barry
Preceded by
John N. Pelly 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
7 Dec, 1933[10] 		Succeeded by
Douglas A. Budgen
Preceded by
Edward N. Syfret 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
17 Jul, 1934[11] – 13 May, 1936 		Succeeded by
Noel H. Beaver
Preceded by
Irving M. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
19 Jul, 1936 – 3 Nov, 1936 		Succeeded by
Walter N. T. Beckett
Preceded by
Ralph Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
4 Nov, 1936 – 8 Jul, 1938 		Succeeded by
Lionel V. Lloyd
Preceded by
George R. I. Irving 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
8 Jul, 1938 – c. Sep, 1938 		Succeeded by
John D. A. Musters
Preceded by
Gerald E. A. Jackson 		Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
21 Sep, 1938 – 30 Sep, 1938 		Succeeded by
John A. Garland
Preceded by
John D. A. Musters 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
1 Oct, 1938 – 16 Oct, 1938 		Succeeded by
George R. I. Irving
Preceded by
John A. Garland 		Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
17 Oct, 1938 – 4 Apr, 1939 		Succeeded by
John A. Garland
Preceded by
Robert G. Duke 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
1 Apr, 1939[12] – late Jul, 1939[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Arthur R. Halfhide

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 136.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 14.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 30 Dec. 1926, p. 5.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 220.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 220.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.

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