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Dugmore was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/92.|D8115820}} f. 92.</ref>{{NLMar13|p. 23}}
Dugmore was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/92.|D8115820}} f. 92.</ref>{{NLMar13|p. 23}}


Dugmore was appointed to the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} on 4 April, 1911 as commander and was appointed as captain of the ship on 15 December, 1911.  He left her briefly to command {{UK-Eclipse}} from 19 to 25 April, 1912, but then returned to ''Aboukir'' and remained in command until 1 June, 1912 when he was sent to the Royal Naval College in Greewich.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>
Dugmore was appointed to the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} on 4 April, 1911 as commander and was appointed as captain of the ship on 15 December, 1911.  He left her briefly to command {{UK-Eclipse}} from 19 to 25 April, 1912, but then returned to ''Aboukir'' and remained in command until 1 June, 1912 when he was sent to the Royal Naval College in Greenwich.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==
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Dugmore was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/92.|D8115820}} f. 92.</ref>
Dugmore was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/92.|D8115820}} f. 92.</ref>


On 1 February, 1917, Dugmore left ''Ebro'' when he was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Proserpine|f=t}}.  He was invalided from her on 31 October, 1917 and sent back to England in the hospital ship ''Nevarra'', suffering from a "tropical debility".  His recovery at Haslar was protracted, and on 24 October, 1918 was declared fit for shore service only.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>
On 1 February, 1917, Dugmore left ''Ebro'' when he was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Proserpine|f=t}}, which was serving in the Middle East.  He was invalided from her on 31 October, 1917 and sent back to England in the hospital ship ''Nevarra'', suffering from a "tropical debility".  His recovery at Haslar was protracted, and on 24 October, 1918 was declared fit for shore service only.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>


==Post-War==
==Post-War==
Dugmore was finally declared fit on 3 April, 1919, but it was recommended that he not be given an appointment in the tropics.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>
Dugmore was finally declared fit on 3 April, 1919, but it was recommended that he not be given an appointment in the tropics.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>


==Post-War==
In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Galatea|f=t}}.
In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Galatea|f=t}}.


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Eagle|f=t}} on 12 March, 1920, and commissioned her on April 6.{{NLDec20|pp. 764-5}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Eagle|f=t}} on 12 March, 1920, and commissioned her on April 6.{{NLDec20|pp. 764-5}}
==World War II==
Dugmore was called up to serve on the Recruiting Board of the Universities and Colleges of Hull on 5 September, 1939.<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/92.|D8115820}} f. 92.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 15:35, 7 July 2016

Captain Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore (21 January, 1875 – 7 October, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Dugmore was promoted to Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.[1]

On 7 April, 1905, he was appointed in command of the Yangtze gunboat Kinsha. He was superseded on 8 February, 1906.[2]

Dugmore was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3][4]

Dugmore was appointed to the armoured cruiser Aboukir on 4 April, 1911 as commander and was appointed as captain of the ship on 15 December, 1911. He left her briefly to command Eclipse from 19 to 25 April, 1912, but then returned to Aboukir and remained in command until 1 June, 1912 when he was sent to the Royal Naval College in Greenwich.[5]

Great War

On 1 August, 1914, Dugmore was appointed to the Diadem Class first class protected cruiser Argonaut. On 23 March, 1915 he was appointed to command the armed merchant cruiser Ebro.[6]

Dugmore was promoted to Acting Captain on 16 September, 1916.[7]

Dugmore was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1916.[8]

On 1 February, 1917, Dugmore left Ebro when he was appointed as captain of the third class protected cruiser Proserpine, which was serving in the Middle East. He was invalided from her on 31 October, 1917 and sent back to England in the hospital ship Nevarra, suffering from a "tropical debility". His recovery at Haslar was protracted, and on 24 October, 1918 was declared fit for shore service only.[9]

Post-War

Dugmore was finally declared fit on 3 April, 1919, but it was recommended that he not be given an appointment in the tropics.[10]

In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Galatea.

He was appointed in command of the aircraft carrier Eagle on 12 March, 1920, and commissioned her on April 6.[11]

World War II

Dugmore was called up to serve on the Recruiting Board of the Universities and Colleges of Hull on 5 September, 1939.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert W. Dalgety 		Captain of H.M.S. Teal
24 Jan, 1903[13] 		Succeeded by
Harry R. Godfrey
Preceded by
John R. Le H. Ward 		Captain of H.M.S. Spanker
7 Jul, 1906[14] 		Succeeded by
Samuel Collins
Preceded by
Cuthbert E. Hunter 		Captain of H.M.S. Aboukir
Apr, 1912[15] 		Succeeded by
A. Ernle M. Chatfield
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Ebro
23 Mar, 1915[16] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. W. Wrightson
Preceded by
Wilfrid Nunn 		Captain of H.M.S. Proserpine
Feb, 1917[17] 		Succeeded by
Harold B. Bedwell
Preceded by
Charles M. Forbes 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
8 Aug, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
George B. W. Young
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Eagle
12 Mar, 1920[19] – Feb, 1923[20] 		Succeeded by
Gilbert O. Stephenson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/92. f. 92.
  2. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  3. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/92. f. 92.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 23.
  5. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  6. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  7. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  8. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/92. f. 92.
  9. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  10. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). pp. 764-5.
  12. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/92. f. 92.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 383.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401m.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397d.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 777.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.

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