Henry Francis Donhoff Jelf
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
- ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
- ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
- ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
- ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
- ↑ Jelf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/389. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 276-7.
