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Latest revision as of 11:21, 7 April 2022

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
William N. England 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
27 Jan, 1905[6] – 20 Oct, 1905[7] 		Succeeded by
Reginald G. Copleston
Preceded by
Reginald G. Copleston 		Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
20 Oct, 1905[8][9] – 1 Jan, 1906[10] 		Succeeded by
Percy Crabtree
Preceded by
Percy Crabtree 		Captain of H.M.S. Thorn
1 Jan, 1906[11] – 28 May, 1906[12] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey E. D. Moore
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry 		Captain of H.M.S. Crane
26 May, 1906[13][14] – 1906[15] 		Succeeded by
George H. H. Holden
Preceded by
Francis R. Wrottesley 		Captain of H.M.S. Angler
19 Apr, 1907[16][17] – 18 Feb, 1908[18] 		Succeeded by
Reginald G. Stone
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 16
7 Jul, 1908[19] – 15 Sep, 1908[20] 		Succeeded by
Francis E. H. G. Hobart
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert
4 Aug, 1914[21] – Nov, 1914[22] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Killick

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. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  7. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  8. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
  10. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  11. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  12. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 297.
  15. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  16. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 276-7.
  18. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  19. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  20. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  21. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
  22. ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.

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