Hugh Sydney Egerton

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Commander (emergency) Hugh Sydney Egerton, D.S.C., R.N. (6 October, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1913.[1]

Egerton was appointed in command of the destroyer Medina on 2 October, 1918.[2]

Post-War

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) on 15 February, 1921.

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Commander on (emergency) on 8 May, 1946.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward D. W. Lawford
Captain of H.M. T.B. 16
25 Jan, 1917[3] – 4 Dec, 1917
Succeeded by
Henry Hamilton
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle
4 Dec, 1917 – 19 Jun, 1918
Succeeded by
Arthur G. N. Wyatt
Preceded by
Charles G. Naylor
Captain of H.M.S. Milbrook
19 Jun, 1918 – 2 Oct, 1918
Succeeded by
John N. Shipton
Preceded by
Sydney Hopkins
Captain of H.M.S. Medina
2 Oct, 1918[4] – 20 Sep, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 24.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399s.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.