Neston William Diggle

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

Life & Career

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

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2] On 5 January, 1914, he was appointed to Newcastle, qualified as an interpreter.[3]

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".[4]

On 7 June, 1919, he was sent to Rome as a naval attache.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sebald W. B. Green
Captain of H.M. T.B. 50
16 Jul, 1901[6]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Harrington
Preceded by
Sidney R. Olivier
Captain of H.M.S. Hasty
9 Oct, 1903[7]
Succeeded by
Valentine E. B. Phillimore, D.S.O.
Preceded by
Sydney L. K. Lawford
Captain of H.M. T.B. 92
1 Nov, 1906[8]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Stancomb
Preceded by
Harry H. Smyth
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar
10 Jan, 1910[9]
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[10]
Succeeded by
Henry E. Rendall
Preceded by
Dennis A. H. Larking
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Rome
7 Jun, 1919[11]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400a.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 28.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 361.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 733.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 1816.
  6. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 323.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400a.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 327.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391m.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1920). p. 1816.