A Naval Biographical Dictionary/D’Urban, John Gooch
D’URBAN. (Commander, 1841. f-p., 24; h-p., 9.)
John Gooch D’Urban died 28 Sept. 1845, aged 45 He was son, we believe, of Lieut.-General Sir Benj. D’Urban, K.C.H., C.T.S., Col. of the 51st Regt., a distinguished soldier of the Peninsula.
This officer entered the Navy, 10 Sept. 1812, as a Supernumerary, on board the Solebay 32, Capt. Rich. Curry, bearing the flag at North Yarmouth of Vice-Admiral Robt. Murray. While attached, during the two last years of the war, to the Désirée 36, Capts. Arthur Farquhar and Wm. Woolridge, he took part in various operations on the river Elbe, and assisted at the reduction of Cuxhaven and Gluckstadt. Between April, 1814, and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 10 Oct. 1822, he served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, on various stations, in the Liverpool 40, Capt. A. Farquhar, Vengeur 74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, Tyne 24, Capt. Thos. Gordon Falcon, Redpole 10, Capts. Patrick D. H. Hay and Rich. Anderson, and Dover 28, flag-ship of Sir John Poo Beresford. As a Lieutenant, he was subsequently appointed to the Harrier 18, Capt. Geo. Gosling, the Albion 74, Capt. John Acworth Ommanney – under whom he was wounded at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827[1] – the Pylades 18, Capt. P. D. H. Hay, the Blanche 46, Capt. A. Farquhar, the Ocean 80, Capt. Sam. Chambers, the Tyne 28, Capt. Lord Viscount Ingestre, and the Griffon brigantine. After holding command for nearly five years of the latter vessel, Mr. D’Urban was at length awarded a second promotal commission, dated 5 Nov. 1841. He was not afterwards employed.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1827, p. 2325.