Reginald Burnard Darke

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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, additional, 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 appointed in command of the minesweeper Ross in November, 1919. He remained in her until being superseded on 15 November, 1923.[6]

Darke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[7]

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.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Claude C. Dobson
Captain of H.M.S. A 7
1 Mar, 1910[9][10] – 8 Aug, 1910[11]
Succeeded by
Roland A. V. Durell
Preceded by
Archibald D. Cochrane
Captain of H.M.S. B 1
8 Aug, 1910[12][13] – 5 Jan, 1911[14]
Succeeded by
William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by
William J. Foster
Captain of H.M.S. C 16
5 Jan, 1911[15][16] – 4 Dec, 1912[17]
Succeeded by
Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. G 2
1 Jan, 1916[18] – 8 Jun, 1917[19]
Succeeded by
Henry N. Lake
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. L 1
8 Jun, 1917[20] – 9 Sep, 1918[21]
Succeeded by
Colin G. MacArthur
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence
Captain of H.M.S. K 2
9 Sep, 1918[22] – 7 May, 1919[23]
Succeeded by
Victor E. Ward
Preceded by
Brownlow V. Layard
Captain of H.M.S. Ross
Nov, 1919[24] – 15 Nov, 1923[25]
Succeeded by
James L. Boyd
Preceded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
1 Jan, 1924[26][27] – 31 Mar, 1926[28]
Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla
1 Jan, 1924[29] – 31 Mar, 1926[30]
Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
14 Jun, 1926[31] – 31 Dec, 1926[32]
Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
14 Jun, 1926[33] – 31 Dec, 1926[34]
Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie
Preceded by
Robert R. Turner
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
31 Dec, 1926[35] – 25 Mar, 1928[36]
Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
Robert R. Turner
Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
31 Dec, 1926[37] – Dec, 1928[38]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Charles de Burgh
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclops
25 Mar, 1928[39] – 1928[40]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
George H. Knowles
Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
1928[41] – Dec, 1928[42]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Robert R. Turner
Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
15 Jun, 1929[43] – 4 Aug, 1931[44]
Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Philip E. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
8 Jul, 1932[45] – 15 Jan, 1935[46]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Morgan

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. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
  10. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  11. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
  13. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  14. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
  16. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  17. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  18. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  19. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  20. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  21. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  22. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  23. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  24. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  25. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  26. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
  27. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  28. Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  29. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  30. Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  31. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  32. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  33. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  34. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  35. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  36. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  37. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  38. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  39. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  40. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  41. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  42. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  43. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  44. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  45. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  46. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.