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{{CommRN}} '''Henry Francis Donhoff Jelf''', R.N. (27 August, 1877 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Henry Francis Donhoff Jelf''', R.N. (27 August, 1877 – 18 April, 1944) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  Donhoff may have been Dönhoff.  He seemed to suffer from a mental disease.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of R. J. Jelf, engineer was born in Aldershot.<ref>Jelf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/389.|}} f. 395.</ref>
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Jelf was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>Jelf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/389.|}} f. 395.</ref>
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Jelf was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>Jelf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/389.|}} f. 395.</ref>
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In mid-April 1910, he was invalided with a mental disease.
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He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 September, 1910.<ref>Jelf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/389.|}} f. 395.</ref>
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During the Great War, Jelf commanded H.M. Yachts from 4 August through November, 1914 when he was admitted to Haslar for mental observation.  After a considerable delay, he was appointed for the Naval Depot, Immingham on 6 October, 1916.  He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 27 August, 1917.  He reverted to the Retired List on 15 January, 1918.<ref>Jelf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/389.|}} f. 395.</ref>
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Revision as of 12:15, 28 September 2021

Commander (retired) Henry Francis Donhoff Jelf, R.N. (27 August, 1877 – 18 April, 1944) served in the Royal Navy. Donhoff may have been Dönhoff. He seemed to suffer from a mental disease.

Life & Career

The son of R. J. Jelf, engineer was born in Aldershot.[1]

Jelf was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1899.[2]

Jelf was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1907.[3]

In mid-April 1910, he was invalided with a mental disease.

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 September, 1910.[4]

During the Great War, Jelf commanded H.M. Yachts from 4 August through November, 1914 when he was admitted to Haslar for mental observation. After a considerable delay, he was appointed for the Naval Depot, Immingham on 6 October, 1916. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 27 August, 1917. He reverted to the Retired List on 15 January, 1918.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald G. Copleston
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
20 Oct, 1905[6]
Succeeded by
Percy Crabtree
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Captain of H.M.S. Crane
26 May, 1906[7][8]
Succeeded by
George H. H. Holden
Preceded by
Francis R. Wrottesley
Captain of H.M.S. Angler
19 Apr, 1907[9] – 18 Feb, 1908[Inference]
Succeeded by
Reginald G. Stone

Footnotes

  1. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  2. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  3. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  4. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  5. Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
  7. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
  8. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 297.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 276-7.