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Durnford , Antarctica
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Durnford is a surname, and may refer to; * Anthony Durnford, British Army officer * Elias Durnford, British Army officer * Elias Walker Durnford, British engineer * Isaac Durnford, Canadian actor * John Durnford, Admiral in the Royal Navy * John Durnford (cricketer) * Richard Durnford, Bishop of Chichester * John Durnford-Slater, British Army officer * Robin Durnford-Slater, Admiral in the Royal Navy See also * Durnford, Wiltshire, a parish in England * Durnford School, Dorset, England * Mount Durnford Cooper Snowfield () is a snowfield with an area of about in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. Location The snowfield rises to over and is nearly encircled by ridges connecting Mount Field, Mount Durnford, and Mount Liard. It was named a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Durnford-Slater
Brigadier John Frederick Durnford-Slater, DSO and bar (1909 – 5 February 1972) was a British Army officer who was credited with establishing the first Army commando unit during the Second World War. An officer in the Royal Artillery who eventually rose to the rank of brigadier, he was responsible for developing many of aspects of the commando concept. Commanding No. 3 Commando he participated in raids on Guernsey, the Lofoten Islands, Vaagso, Dieppe and Sicily. In Italy he commanded the 2nd Commando Brigade that undertook the capture of Termoli, before serving as deputy commander of the Special Service Group, a divisional level headquarters unit that planned and administered all commando operations during Operation Overlord and the advance into Germany. Early life Durnford-Slater was born in 1909 to Leonard Slater and his wife Constance (née Pridham) and grew up in Instow, in the north of Devon.Durnford-Slater 2002, p. 12.Upon his birth, John's surname was simply Slater, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Durnford
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Durnford (24 May 1830 – 22 January 1879) was an Irish career British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his defeat by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana, which was a disaster for the British Army. Background Durnford was born into a military family at Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, on 24 May 1830.Greaves (2011), pp. 165–167. His father was General Edward William Durnford, also of the Royal Engineers. His younger brother, Edward, also served in the British military, as a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Marine Artillery. During his formative years he lived with his uncle in Düsseldorf, Germany. In July 1846 Durnford returned to England to enter the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1848 initially serving at Chatham and Scotland. In October 1851 he embarked for Ceylon and upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durnford, Wiltshire
Durnford is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, between Salisbury and Amesbury. It lies in the Woodford Valley and is bounded to the west by the Salisbury Avon and to the east by the A345 Salisbury-Amesbury road. The parish church and Little Durnford Manor are Grade I listed. The main settlement is Great Durnford, southwest of Amesbury. To the south, on the bank of the Avon, are the small settlements of Netton, Salterton and Little Durnford. History Evidence of prehistoric activity in the area includes two bowl barrows (Neolithic or Bronze Age) on high ground south of Great Durnford village, and Ogbury camp (Bronze Age or Iron Age), a hilltop enclosure on the summit of a ridge close to the village. Durnford is within the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site, and Great Durnford lies some southeast of the Stonehenge monument. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded 71 households at Durnford and a small settlement at Netton. The ancient parish of Durnford i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Durnford
Elias Durnford (13 June 1739 – 21 June 1794) was a British army officer and civil engineer who is best known for surveying the town of Pensacola and laying out a city plan based on two public places (now the Plaza Ferdinand VII and the Seville Square).Encyclopedia of Alabama Robin Fabel Auburn University. Published 9 March 2007. Between 1769 and 1778 he was Lieutenant Governor of and by 1794 Colonel Durnford was Chief Royal Engineer of the West Indies. Early life Elias Durnford was born in Rin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durnford School
Durnford School was an English preparatory school for boys which opened in 1894 on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The school occupied Durnford House, in the High Street of the village of Langton Matravers near Swanage, and was notoriously spartan and uncomfortable. "Strip and swim" was the morning ritual for the boys – watched by headmaster Thomas Pellatt – into the sea from Dancing Ledge on the coast in 1898. Later, Pellatt had quarrymen blast out a pool in the rocks of Dancing Ledge, for his pupils to swim in. Pellatt wrote his reminiscences in a book: ''Boys in the making'' 1936. In 1939, during the Second World War, Durnford House was occupied by radar scientists; a map showing the location of the school is shown on a map of radar sites scattered throughout Dorset. The Durnford boys were transferred to another prep school in the village, the Old Malthouse. In 1948, when the British army gave it up, Durnford House was acquired by the owners of the Old Malthouse. The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Durnford
Richard Durnford (3 November 1802 – 14 October 1895) was the Bishop of Chichester from 1870 to 1895. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire, into an ecclesiastical family (his father was also named Richard Dunford). He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, and ordained in 1831. Durnford took a position as tutor to Edward Vernon Harbord, for which he was recommended by Stephen Lushington. With a presentation from Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, he was then from 1835 rector of Middleton, Lancashire. He became its rural dean. In 1840 he married Emma, the daughter of his old Eton headmaster, John Keate. In 1867 he became Archdeacon of Manchester and in the following year canon residentiary at Manchester Cathedral. In 1870 he was elevated to the episcopate of Chichester. He died in Basel. His body was brought back to Chichester Cathedral for a funeral service, and then interred at Westhampnett. Durnford House at Brighton College Brighton College is an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Walker Durnford
Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E (28 July 1774 – 8 March 1850) was the builder of the Citadel, Quebec City. Durnford was born in 1774 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 24 April 1793. Durnford married Jane Sophia Mann on 30 October 1798. On 10 January 1837 he removed from the Corps, on being promoted to the rank of major general. Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E. died in 1850 in Clarence Villa, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ..., at the age of 75. External links Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' 1774 births 1850 deaths People from Lowestoft Royal Engineers officers British Army major generals Graduates of the Royal Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Durnford
Admiral Sir John Durnford (6 February 1849 – 13 June 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station. Naval career Educated at Eton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Durnford joined the Royal Navy in 1862 served in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 to 1886 for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO. Promoted to Captain in 1888, he commanded the torpedo school HMS ''Vernon'' from 1895 to 1899. In October 1899 he was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS ''Jupiter'', serving in the Channel Fleet, and in December the following year he was appointed to ''Algiers'' for the Medway steam reserve. Durnford became Junior Naval Lord in February 1901 and was promoted to Rear admiral on 1 January 1902. He served as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1904 to 1907. He was President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich from 1908 to 1911 and retired in 1913. He lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Durnford-Slater
Admiral Sir Robin Leonard Francis Durnford-Slater KCB (born Leonard Francis Slater; 9 July 1902 – 28 June 1984) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be the last Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Early life Born as Leonard Francis Slater in 1902 in the Punjab area of India the son of Leonard Slater, a captain in the British Army, and his wife Constance Durnford Slater. His younger brother John became notable as the first British Commando during World War II. He was educated at Summer Fields School. Naval career Durnford-Slater joined the Royal Navy in 1923. He served in World War II, initially as Executive Officer on the aircraft carrier HMS ''Hermes'' which was sunk in 1942. He then joined the torpedo school HMS ''Vernon''. He next became Senior Officer for the 42nd and the 7th Escort Group of Western Approaches Command. Later he became Training Captain on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches Command and finally Director of Underwater Weapons at the Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Durnford
Isaac Durnford (born February 26, 1998) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... actor, best known for his role as Cory Schluter in the Canadian TV series '' Dino Dan''. ''IMDb'' Filmography References 1998 births Living people Canadian male film actors[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Durnford (cricketer)
John Durnford, (c. 1791–1845), married to Noobrid Gaston was an English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge Town Club who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in one match in 1825, totalling 6 runs with a highest score of 5 not out In cricket, a batter is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batter is also ''not out'' while their innings is still in progress. Occurrence At least one batter is not out at t ... and holding one catch. References English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Cambridge Town Club cricketers 1790s births 1845 deaths {{England-cricket-bio-1790s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
