Percy Douglas [SEP] date of death
Percy Douglas
Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas KCB CMG FRGS FRAS AICE (1 November 1876 – 4 November 1939) was a British naval officer who specialised in surveying and was Hydrographer of the Navy.
Career.
Henry Percy Douglas was educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy, Southsea before entering the Royal Navy training ship as a cadet in 1890. In 1892 he was appointed to as a midshipman. In 1894 he was part of a landing party at Bluefields during the Nicaraguan campaign to annex the Mosquito Coast.
and then by that of Chief of the Army Staff in 1955.
Chiefs of the General Staff.
Holders of the post have been:
- Mar 1906 – Sep 1909 Lieutenant-General Sir Beauchamp Duff
- Oct 1909 – Feb 1912 Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
- Feb 1912 – Jan 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
- Jan 1916 – Jan 1920 Lieutenant-General Sir George Kirkpatrick
- Jan 1920 – Nov 1924 General Sir Claud Jacob
- Nov 1924 – Oct 1928 General Sir