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| − | '''Forbes Shepherd Duncan''', R.N.R. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''Forbes Shepherd Duncan''', R.N.R. (19 June, 1888 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. His Service Record records his middle name as '''Shepperd'''. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Duncan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 25 November, 1916.<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref> | |
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| − | Duncan was | + | Duncan commanded an unnamed mine sweeping trawler from 12 June to 19 September 1917 when he was placed in command of a motor drifter and in charge of a flotilla of mine-sweeping motor drifters operating out of Waterford.<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref> |
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| − | + | Following a course in minesweeping, on 4 December 1917 Duncan was given command of a minesweeping trawler and charge of another flotilla of such vessels at Queenstown.<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref> | |
| − | Duncan | + | |
| − | + | On 27 July 1918 he was appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper ''Lady Evelyn'' and placed in command of a formation of such vessels at Belfast. He was demobilised on 2 July 1919.<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref> | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Forbes+ | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Forbes+240+Duncan Service Records] |
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Howard Seagrove Roberts|Arthur H. S. Roberts]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tiverton (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tiverton'']]'''<br>7 Jan, 1919<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref>{{NLMar19|p. 921}} – 2 Jul, 1919<ref>Duncan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/39/53.|}} f. 27.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Woodhead|Frederick Woodhead]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 8 October 2022
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Forbes Shepherd Duncan, R.N.R. (19 June, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. His Service Record records his middle name as Shepperd.
Life & Career
Duncan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 25 November, 1916.[1]
Duncan commanded an unnamed mine sweeping trawler from 12 June to 19 September 1917 when he was placed in command of a motor drifter and in charge of a flotilla of mine-sweeping motor drifters operating out of Waterford.[2]
Following a course in minesweeping, on 4 December 1917 Duncan was given command of a minesweeping trawler and charge of another flotilla of such vessels at Queenstown.[3]
On 27 July 1918 he was appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper Lady Evelyn and placed in command of a formation of such vessels at Belfast. He was demobilised on 2 July 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. S. Roberts |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 7 Jan, 1919[5][6] – 2 Jul, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by Frederick Woodhead |
Footnotes
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
