Compton Domvile (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Compton Edward Domvile | |
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| Born | 10 October 1842 |
| Died | 19 November 1924 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1856–1905 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Algerine HMS Dryad Royal Naval College, Greenwich HMS Dido HMS Temeraire HMS Excellent Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Saviour of Greece 1st Class in Brilliants of the Medijie Naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria |
Admiral Sir Compton Edward Domvile GCB GCVO (10 October 1842 – 19 November 1924) was a distinguished Royal Navy officer in the Edwardian era.
Compton Domvile was born on 10 October 1842 to Henry Barry Domvile (1813–1843) and Frances Domvile (née Winnington-Ingram) (d 1884). He was educated at the Royal Academy, Gosport.
He married Isabella Peel, the daughter of Captain Edmund Yates Peel, on 3 November 1876. They had five children: Adelaide Mary Domvile (b 1877, died unmarried), Barry Edward Domvile (1878–1971), Archibald Compton Winnington Domvile (b 1884), Georgiana Isabella Francis Domvile (b 1888) and May Louise Domvile (b 1893). Their second child went on to become Admiral Sir Barry Edward Domvile KBE CB CMG (1878–1971), and after a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, became a leading British fascist.
Compton Domvile joined the Royal Navy in 1856. He served in the Royal Yacht and was promoted to lieutenant on 28 October 1862. He commanded the steam-gunboat HMS Algerine from 16 April 1866 and was promoted to commander on 2 September 1868 for service against piracy.
On 3 August 1874 he became captain of the screw sloop HMS Dryad from commissioning at Devonport. Dryad served on the North America and West Indies Station until December 1877. Domvile was promoted to captain on 27 March 1876, whilst serving in Dryad. Commander John Edward Stokes replaced him as Dryad's captain some time in 1877.
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