Died 1 May 1921 | ||
Occupation British royal navy rear-admiral | ||
Rear-Admiral Henry Montagu Doughty, CB (4 September 1870 – 1 May 1921) was a British Royal Navy officer during World War I.
Biography
Doughty was born in 1870, and joined the Royal Navy, where he was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 14 January 1890, and to lieutenant on 14 January 1892. He was on 22 July 1902 posted as first lieutenant and gunnery officer to the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Jupiter, and remained in that post until 31 December 1902, when he was promoted to commander.
During World War I he was successively in command of the monitor HMS Abercrombie, and of several battleships, including the HMS Agincourt, the HMS Ramillies, and the HMS Royal Sovereign.
He was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 November 1919.
References
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