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Douglas Riddell Stavert

 Douglas Riddell Stavert

Person details

Forename(s) Douglas Riddell
Surname Stavert
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment Royal Navy
Age 23
Death Missing, presumed killed
Place of Death Mediterranean Sea
Date of Death 02/11/1941
Year of Entry 1931
House Letter H
School Notes -
Comments War record of HMS Tetrarch http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3497.html
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link https://www.cwgc.org/find-record...
Unit HMS Tetrarch
Prefect -
Military Decorations Mentioned in despatches
Album Number 23
Battle
Previous Regiment HMS Ullswater
Burial or Cemetery Memorial > Portsmouth
Citations
Archives Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives
Post School Royal Navy
Prep School Gadebridge Park, Herts
Prisoner of War
Radlein Obituary March 8 1942. Recorded as missing
June 14 1942. In November 1941, missing. presumed killed, Douglas Riddell Stavert (Smale's. H), Lieut., RN. There are many Radleians of the years 1931-35 whom the death of Douglas Stavert will strike with a sense of personal loss. He had many friends, and with a great number of them he never lost touch. At School he already showed those qualities of vigour and self-reliance· which became so marked in his naval career. He distinguished himself at Radley as a cricketer and was a prominent member of the XI in 1934 and 1935. His early promise was fulfilled, and he later played for the Navy. On leaving Radley he passed the Special Entry examination and after some time in the 'Frobisher' he served as a midshipman in the 'Queen Elizabeth' and the 'Warspite.' In January 1940 he was appointed to command the antisubmarine trawler 'Ullswater' and while serving in her was mentioned in despatches for courage and resource in extricating his ship from a dangerous position as a result of an attack by enemy aircraft. Subsequently he served in several submarines and took part in the evacuation from Dunkirk. He was in the Mediterranean from December 1940 until October 1941, and on the 22nd of November in that year he was reported missing from H.M. Submarine 'Tetrarch' and presumed killed. He was the best type of young naval officer, and his early death cuts short a career of great promise.
Service Number 0
Place of Birth