Albert John Durston

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Engineer Vice-Admiral SIR Albert John Durston, K.C.B., Royal Navy (25 October, 1846 – 18 April, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 25 May, 1895.[1]

Durston was promoted to the rank of Engineer Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1906.[2]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26628. p. 3079. 25 May, 1895.
  2. London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 20 April, 1917. Issue 41457, col F, pg. 3.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard Sennett
Engineer-in-Chief
1889 – 1907
Succeeded by
Henry J. Oram