About John Durnford
Lived 1849 – 1914 (aged 65). John Durnford was a British naval officer.
Admiral Sir John Durnford, (6 February 1849 – 13 June 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Educated at Eton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Durnford joined the Royal Navy in 1862 and served in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 to 1886 for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO. Promoted to captain in 1888, he commanded the torpedo school HMS Vernon from 1895 to 1899.
Durnford became Junior Naval Lord in February 1901 and was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 January 1902. He served as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1904 to 1907.
Family In 1881 he married Mary Louisa Eleanor Kirwan; they had one son and three daughters.
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Royal Navy admiral (1849–1914)
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John Durnford was born on 6 February 1849.
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John Durnford died on 13 June 1914.
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John Durnford was a naval officer.
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