Henry Montagu Doughty, (4 September 1870 – 1 May 1921) was an officer of the

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. He saw service during the

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, later rising to the rank of

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Biography

Doughty was born in 1870, and joined the

, where he was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 14 January 1890, and to

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on 14 January 1892. He was on 22 July 1902 posted as first lieutenant and gunnery officer to the

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HMS ''Jupiter'', and remained in that post until 31 December 1902, when he was promoted to commander. During the

he was successively in command of the

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HMS ''Abercrombie'', and of several

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, including HMS ''Agincourt'', HMS ''Ramillies'', and HMS ''Royal Sovereign''. He was promoted to

on 1 November 1919.

References

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