Douglas Reid Kinnier Military person

Captain Douglas Reid Kinnier, D.S.C., R.N.R., (1858–1916) was a distinguished British seaman who rose to prominence in the early months of the First World War for a daring escape from the German cruiser Dresden in uncharted seas in the vicinity of the Magellan Straits.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 20, 1858
Birth place
Saltcoats , Ayrshire
Date of deathDecember 24, 1916

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
military branch
Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
military commandEvaded pursuit of the German cruiser Dresden

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