Facts: - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - death date: 24 december 1916 - commands: evaded pursuit of the german cruiser '' dresden '' - awards: dso - birth date: 20 october 1858 - unit: rms '' ortega '' - name: douglas reid kinnier - branch: 23 px - birth place: saltcoats , ayrshire - rank: merchant naval reserve navy captain and honorary lieutenancy in the royal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of douglas reid kinnier .
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captain douglas reid kinnier , d.s.c. , r.n.r. , -lrb- 1858 -- 1916 -rrb- 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 .