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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
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On 12 April, 1910, Savill was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Niobe (1897)|''Niobe'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 April, 1910.  Issue '''39246''', col B, pg. 9.</ref>
  
 
==Commands==
 
==Commands==

Revision as of 14:24, 9 February 2011

Captain Herbert John Savill, Royal Navy (20 May, 1870 – 5 June, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy).

Life & Career

Savill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[2]

On 12 April, 1910, Savill was appointed in command of Niobe.[3]

Commands

  • H.M.S. Hampshire, (May, 1915 - 5 June, 1916).

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  2. London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue 39246, col B, pg. 9.

Bibliography

Service Record