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Neston William Diggle, C.M.G., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Diggle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1901.[1]

Diggle was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 92 on 1 November, 1906.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[3] On 5 January, 1914, he was appointed to Newcastle, qualified as an interpreter.[4]

Diggle was appointed in command of the General Wolfe on 27 October, 1915.[Citation needed]

On 19 September, 1918, he was appointed temporarily to Arrogant "for special service".[5]

On 7 June, 1919, he was sent to Rome as a naval attache.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sebald W. B. Green
Captain of H.M. T.B. 50
16 Jul, 1901[7]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Harrington
Preceded by
John F. H. Cole
Captain of H.M.S. Hasty
9 Oct, 1903[8]
Succeeded by
Valentine E. B. Phillimore
Preceded by
William G. E. Ruck-Keene
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
7 Sep, 1904[9] – 4 Jan, 1905
Succeeded by
George P. England
Preceded by
Sydney L. K. Lawford
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92
1 Nov, 1906[10]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Stancomb
Preceded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar
10 Jan, 1910[11] – 1913
Succeeded by
Percy G. Brown
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. General Wolfe
27 Oct, 1915[Citation needed]
Succeeded by
John A. Moreton
Preceded by
Charles D. Johnson
Captain of H.M.S. Attentive
14 Mar, 1916[12]
Succeeded by
Edward Altham
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Glatton
c. Aug, 1918 – 16 Sep, 1918[13]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Dennis A. H. Larking
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Rome
7 Jun, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
Richard H. L. Bevan

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400a.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 28.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 361.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 733.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 1816.
  7. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 323.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 396.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400a.
  11. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 327.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391m.
  13. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 140.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 1816.