Robert Davenport (Royal Navy officer)
Vice Admiral Robert Clutterbuck Davenport CB (13 April 1882 – 15 June 1965) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
Robert Davenport | |
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| Born | 13 April 1882 Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 15 June 1965 (aged 83) |
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| Years of service | 1896–1938 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Despatch HMS Queen Elizabeth Coast of Scotland |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Educated on HMS Britannia,[1] Davenport joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1896.[2] He was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 15 April 1901,[3] served in the Second Boer War and World War I.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Despatch in 1924 and the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth in 1930[4] and went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1935.[5] He retired in 1938[2] but was recalled to serve in World War II as Commodore of Convoys from 1939 and then on the Selection Board for Temporary Commissions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1941 until his final retirement in 1946.[1]
Family
In 1917 he married Gwladwys Mabel Halahan (née Gwatkin-Williams).[6]
References
- Auction.net
- Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- "No. 27421". The London Gazette. 1 April 1902. p. 2235.
- Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- HMS Tetcott
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Everard Hardman-Jones |
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Thomson |