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'''Hugh Powell Evan Tudor Williams''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Hugh Powell Evan Tudor Williams''' ( – 15 October, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Williams was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1914), p. 327.</ref>
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Williams was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLOct14|p. 327}}
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He died, with all but seventy of his crew, when ''Hawke'' was torpedoed by {{DE-U9}} on 15 October, 1914.{{KindellROH2|p. 27}}
  
 
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Revision as of 23:54, 16 October 2014

Captain Hugh Powell Evan Tudor Williams ( – 15 October, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Williams was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Hawke on 1 August, 1914.[1]

He died, with all but seventy of his crew, when Hawke was torpedoed by U 9 on 15 October, 1914.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William F. Blunt
Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
1 Aug, 1914[3]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 327.
  2. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 27.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 327.

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