Henry Taprell Dorling

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Henry Taprell Dorling ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Dorling was appointed in command of the destroyer Murray on 3 November, 1914.[1]

He wrote several books documenting his service, some in a fictionalized form, under the pen name of "Taffrail".

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Murray
3 Nov, 1914[2]
Succeeded by
Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Telemachus
30 May, 1917[3]
Succeeded by
Richard Harter

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 359.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396dd.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.