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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Severn (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Severn'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1889<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> – 22 Nov, 1891<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Leslie Burr|John L. Burr]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Severn (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Severn'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1889<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> – 22 Nov, 1891<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Leslie Burr|John L. Burr]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue '''33553''', col E, p. 4.</ref> – 1 Nov, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Langdale Ottley|Charles L. Ottley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue '''33553''', col E, p. 4.</ref> – 1 Nov, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Langdale Ottley|Charles L. Ottley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blenheim (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blenheim'']]'''<br>11 Jul, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> – 22 Aug, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Resolution'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> – 1 Feb, 1895<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Resolution'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> – 1 Feb, 1895<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 18 May 2015
Captain William Henry Hall, Royal Navy (20 April, 1842 – 10 March, 1895) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hall was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 31 December, 1882.[1]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Resolution on 5 December, 1893.[2]
He was on his way to take up the appointment of Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard when he took ill on the train. He was taken home where he died on Sunday, 10 March, 1895.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 March, 1895. Issue 34523, col F, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Appointment |
Director of Naval Intelligence 1 Feb, 1887[3] |
Succeeded by Cyprian A. G. Bridge |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Severn 1 Jan, 1889[4] – 22 Nov, 1891[5] |
Succeeded by John L. Burr |
| Preceded by Arthur K. Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon 9 Feb, 1892[6] – 1 Nov, 1893[7] |
Succeeded by Charles L. Ottley |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 11 Jul, 1893[8] – 22 Aug, 1893[9] |
Succeeded by Frederic W. Fisher |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution 5 Dec, 1893[10] – 1 Feb, 1895[11] |
Succeeded by Andrew K. Bickford |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue 33553, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
