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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
− | In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}}. | + | Darke took {{UK-Lucia}} from Malta with her five "L" class submarines of {{UK-SF|2}} on 26 October, 1926, the formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November. The boats then fell under command of Rear-Admiral (S).<ref>"Naval And Military." ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.</ref> In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}}. |
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]] the next day.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]] the next day.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Ross Turner|Robert R. Turner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Conquest (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Conquest'']]'''<br>31 Dec, 1926<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref> – 25 Mar, 1928<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Ross Turner|Robert R. Turner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Conquest (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Conquest'']]'''<br>31 Dec, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 227}}<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref> – 25 Mar, 1928<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Henry Taylor|Frederick H. Taylor]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Ross Turner|Robert R. Turner]]'''|'''[[First Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>31 Dec, 1926<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref> – Dec, 1928<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Ross Turner|Robert R. Turner]]'''|'''[[First Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla]]'''<br>31 Dec, 1926<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref> – Dec, 1928<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Pirie Thomson|George P. Thomson]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 6 April 2022
Rear-Admiral Reginald Burnard Darke, C.B., D.S.O., RN. (22 August, 1885 – 1962) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Darke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]
He was appointed to the submarine C 13, additional, on 27 May, 1909. He left on 1 March, 1910 to take command of the submarine A 7. Successively, he was placed in command of B 1 on 8 August, 1910 and C 16 on 5 January, 1911. This string of undersea work was broken when he was appointed to King George V of the Second Battle Squadron on 14 December, 1912. This appointment would carry him well into the war.[2]
Great War
Darke left King George V on 1 July, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the submarine C 1.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915, Darke was to remain in C1 until 1 January, 1916.[3]
A year and a half in command of G 2 followed, then a year in L 1.[4]
Darke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[5]
Post-War
Darke was appointed in command of the minesweeper Ross in November, 1919. He remained in her until being superseded on 15 November, 1923.[6]
Darke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[7]
Darke took Lucia from Malta with her five "L" class submarines of Second Submarine Flotilla on 26 October, 1926, the formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November. The boats then fell under command of Rear-Admiral (S).[8] In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914 the next day.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 253.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 227.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 237.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1294.