Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax | |
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 Drax as a Commander, circa 1912-1916 | |
| Birth name | Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett |
| Born | 28 August 1880 Marylebone, London |
| Died | 16 October 1967 (aged 87) Poole, Dorset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1894–1941 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Director, Royal Naval Staff College (1919–1922) President of Naval Inter-Allied Commission of Control (Berlin) (Jan 1923 – Aug 1924) HMS Marlborough (April 1926 – February 1927) America and West Indies Station (Apr 1932 – Oct 1934) Plymouth Command (Jun 1935 – Sep 1938) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Order of St Stanislas (2nd cl.) with Swords (1916) Knight Grand Cross, Order of Orange Nassau (19 January 1943) |
| Relations | Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany |
| Other work | Home Guard (1941–1943) Commodore of Ocean Convoys (April 1943 – July 1945) Justice of the peace Deputy lieutenant, Dorset (Oct 1941) |
Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL (né Plunkett; 28 August 1880 – 16 October 1967), commonly known as Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax, was an Anglo-Irish admiral.[1][2] The younger son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany, he was Director of the Royal Naval Staff College, President of the Naval Inter-Allied Commission of Control in (Berlin), commander-in-chief of successive Royal Navy bases. His brother Edward, who became the 18th Baron of Dunsany, was best known as the famous playwright and author Lord Dunsany. Edward inherited the paternal estates in Ireland, while Reginald was bequeathed most of his mother's inheritance across portions of the West Indies, Kent, Surrey, Dorset, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. He extended his surname by special Royal licence in 1916, and was noted for the quadruple-name result, Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax.
- ^ "The Papers of Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Dra". Archivesearch. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ Robert L. Davison (April 2003). "Striking a Balance Between Dissent and Discipline: Admiral Sir Reginald Drax in The Northern Mariner" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. Retrieved 13 September 2008.