Forbes Shepherd Duncan
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Forbes Shepherd Duncan, R.N.R. (19 June, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. His Service Record records his middle name as Shepperd.
Life & Career
Duncan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 25 November, 1916.[1]
Duncan commanded an unnamed mine sweeping trawler from 12 June to 19 September 1917 when he was placed in command of a motor drifter and in charge of a flotilla of mine-sweeping motor drifters operating out of Waterford.[2]
Following a course in minesweeping, on 4 December 1917 Duncan was given command of a minesweeping trawler and charge of another flotilla of such vessels at Queenstown.[3]
On 27 July 1918 he was appointed in command of the paddle minesweeper Lady Evelyn and placed in command of a formation of such vessels at Belfast. He was demobilised on 2 July 1919.[4]
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| Preceded by Arthur H. S. Roberts |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 7 Jan, 1919[5][6] – 2 Jul, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by Frederick Woodhead |
Footnotes
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Duncan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/53. f. 27.
