Ralph Meyrick Hall
Commander (retired) Ralph Meyrick Hall, R.N. (11 April, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hall was born in Broughton in Furness, the son of a solicitor, and entered the service direct from Conway 15 January, 1901.
Hall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1906.
In April 1910 he passed the preliminary exam to be an interpreter in German.
Hall was appointed Lieutenant (I) & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 19 on 10 September, 1912.[1]
Hall was appointed in command of the destroyer Earnest on 30 January, 1914.[2]
Hall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1914.
Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 20 September, 1917.
Post-War
Hall was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 11 April, 1925.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles F. Stow |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 19 10 Sep, 1912[3] – Feb, 1914 |
Succeeded by Guy O. Lydekker |
| Preceded by Frederic A. H. Russel |
Captain of H.M.S. Avon mid Jan, 1914 – 30 Jan, 1914 |
Succeeded by Charles A. W. Wrightson |
| Preceded by Charles A. W. Wrightson |
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest 30 Jan, 1914[4] – 22 Oct, 1915 |
Succeeded by Arthur Cocks |
| Preceded by Hugh T. England |
Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer 16 Mar, 1916[5] – 21 Sep, 1916 |
Succeeded by Arthur V. Hemming |
| Preceded by The Hon. George Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Jonquil 21 Sep, 1916 – 23 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Keith R. Farquharson |
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