King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Service biography
World War II 1939-1945; Executive Officer, aircraft carrier HMS HERMES and HMS VERNON 1939-1941; Senior Officer, 42 and 7 Escort Group, Western Approaches; later Training Capt on staff of Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches and Director of Underwater Weapons, Admiralty (Bath) 1941-1945; Senior Officer, 1 Escort Flotilla, Far East; Commandant, School of Amphibious Warfare; Capt, HMS GAMBIA; Deputy Controller, Admiralty 1953-1956; Commanding Naval Forces during Suez operations 1956; Flag Officer Second in charge, Mediterranean Fleet 1956-1958; Commander-in-Chief The Nore 1958-1961; retired 1961

Papers

PRIVATE POSSESSION: Family retain (unspecified) personal papers;
SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: The papers of AF Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, include correspondence with Durnford-Slater as Commander-in-Chief, the Nore, and subsequently 1959-1965 (ref: MB1/J152)

Publications

Index terms
SUBJECTS
PLACES
NAMES Adm Sir Robin (Leonard Francis) Durnford-Slater

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