About Douglas Dent
Lived 1869 – 1959 (aged 89). Douglas Dent was a naval officer.
Admiral Douglas Lionel Dent (7 August 1869 – 11 July 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who became Chief of the Submarine Service.
Naval career Born the son of Rear Admiral Charles Calmady Bayley Dent, Dent joined the Royal Navy in July 1882. He was posted to , drill-ship of the Royal Naval Reserve, in August 1902, for service with the Ordnance Committee.
Promoted to captain on 30 June 1908, he became commanding officer of the cruiser in March 1910.
Dent served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the battleship in January 1915, of the cruiser in June 1915, of the battleship in June 1916 and of the battleship in June 1917.
Family Dent married Olive Kate MacArthur; their children include Flying Officer Richard Ewer Dent.
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British Royal Navy officer (1869-1959)
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Douglas Dent was born on 7 August 1869.
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Douglas Dent died on 11 July 1959.
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