Guybon Chesney Castell Damant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guybon Chesney Castell Damant

English physiologist, diver, royal navy officer, and researcher

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1881

Place of Birth: Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1963

Profession: military officer, competitive diver

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Captain Guybon Chesney Castell Damant (25 July 1881 – 29 June 1963) was a British royal navy officer known for his scientific research on preventing decompression illness with John Scott Haldane, his leadership over a team of divers that salvaged forty-four tons of gold bullion from the wreck of HMS Laurentic between 1917 and 1924, and the covert work he and his divers performed by entering into sunken U-boats during World War I and recovering code books, ciphers, and other materials for the Naval Intelligence Division of the Royal Navy.