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Admiral SIR John Durnford, G.C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (6 February, 1849 – 13 June, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Durnford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.^[1]

Appointed Captain of H.M.S. Vernon on 12 November, 1895. ^[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 18 October, 1906, vice Campbell.^[3] Durnford succeeded Admiral Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich on 23 March, 1908.^[4] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice MacLeod.^[5]

↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
↑ London Gazette: no. 27960. p. 7110. 23 October, 1906.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 18 February, 1908. Issue 38572, col E, pg. 10.
↑ London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.

"Death of Sir John Durnford" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 June, 1914. Issue 40550, col B, pg. 12.

Naval Offices
Preceded by Arthur W. Moore	Junior Naval Lord 1901 – 1904	Succeeded by Frederick S. Inglefield
Preceded by Sir Arthur W. Moore	Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1904 – 1907	Succeeded by Sir Edmund S. Poë
Preceded by Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe	President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1908 – 1911	Succeeded by Sir Frederic W. Fisher

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 ==Life & Career==
+Durnford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837.  p. 3826.]  13 July, 1888.</ref>
 Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 12 November, 1895. <ref>Blond. ''Technology and Tradition''. p. 167.</ref>