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− | '''Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton''', D.S.O. (18 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Gore-Langton underwent examinations for several days commencing on 20 July, 1897 and gained entrance to {{UK-1Britannia}}'s term of August, 1897, his 1539 marks placing him fourth among the sixty-three candidates accepted as naval cadets.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 13, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35281.</ref> He gained seven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} and was appointed to {{UK-Magnificent}} in the Channel on 15 January, 1899. | |
− | Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> |
− | Gore-Langton | + | Around late 1906 and early 1907 while in {{UK-Ariadne}}, he was involved in "Aim Corrector Experiments."<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> |
− | + | Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Afridi|f=t}} on 3 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 272}} | |
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− | Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the {{UK- | ||
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.<ref> | + | Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912. In 1913, he was placed on half-pay in order that he could attend to "urgent private affairs."<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> |
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+ | On 20 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ghurka|f=t}}.{{NLFeb14|p. 319}} | ||
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+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 356}} | ||
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+ | On some date in 1915, perhaps 11 August, he was judged to have engaged in "insubordinate conduct on H.M.S. Midge", which elicited severe displeasure.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> | ||
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+ | Gore-Langton grounded {{UK-Phoebe}} on 27 January, 1918 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> | ||
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+ | Gore-Langton was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 April, 1918 for services during operations on the Belgian Coast.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> | ||
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+ | {{UK-Phoebe}} collided with {{UK-Murray}} on 6 September, 1918 and Gore-Langton was considered partly to blame.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
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+ | Gore-Langton was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 8 May 1919.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> In 1927, it was noted that he was not qualified for a step in rank upon reaching the age of 45. | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Gore-Langton was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth on 10 September 1941 with a nervous debility. Following a series of re-surveys, on 12 December he was made a hospital case at Plymouth. He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 16 January, 1942. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Hubert+Edwin+Gore-Langton Service Records] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Edwin_Gore-Langton}} | ||
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+ | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 22 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 22]]'''<br>22 Mar, 1909<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 399}} – 3 Mar, 1911<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Wise Richardson|Robert W. Richardson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Pelham Champion|John P. Champion]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Waveney (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Waveney'']]'''<br>3 Mar, 1911<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 397}} – 29 Feb, 1912<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oswald Tylston Hodgson|Oswald T. Hodgson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy John Helyar|Percy J. Helyar]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Staunch (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Staunch'']]'''<br>29 Feb, 1912<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 378}} – 3 Dec, 1912<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert William Wyld|Herbert W. Wyld]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Afridi (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Afridi'']]'''<br>3 Dec, 1912<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 272}} – 7 Jul, 1913<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|Edmond A. B. Stanley]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Loftus William Jones|Loftus W. Jones]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ghurka (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ghurka'']]'''<br>20 Dec, 1913{{NLFeb14|p. 319}} – 3 Feb, 1914<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Wise Richardson|Robert W. Richardson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Midge (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Midge'']]'''<br>3 Feb, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 396}} – 2 Aug, 1915<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Armitage Cooke-Hurle|William A. Cooke-Hurle]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Brilliant'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1915<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> – 19 Jan, 1917<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Hamilton Heath Sinclair Thomson|William H. H. S. Thomson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy John Helyar|Percy J. Helyar]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cossack (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cossack'']]'''<br>11 Feb, 1917<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref> – 6 Jul, 1917<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adam Ferguson|Adam Ferguson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Hector Creswell|George H. Creswell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Phoebe (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Phoebe'']]'''<br>6 Jul, 1917<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 396''l''}} – 8 Oct, 1918<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Brooke|John Brooke]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 6 April 2022
Commander Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton, D.S.O. (18 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gore-Langton underwent examinations for several days commencing on 20 July, 1897 and gained entrance to Britannia's term of August, 1897, his 1539 marks placing him fourth among the sixty-three candidates accepted as naval cadets.[1] He gained seven months' time on passing out of Britannia and was appointed to Magnificent in the Channel on 15 January, 1899.
Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[2]
Around late 1906 and early 1907 while in Ariadne, he was involved in "Aim Corrector Experiments."[3]
Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the destroyer Afridi on 3 December, 1912.[4]
Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912. In 1913, he was placed on half-pay in order that he could attend to "urgent private affairs."[5]
On 20 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Ghurka.[6]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Midge on 3 February, 1914.[7]
On some date in 1915, perhaps 11 August, he was judged to have engaged in "insubordinate conduct on H.M.S. Midge", which elicited severe displeasure.[8]
Gore-Langton grounded Phoebe on 27 January, 1918 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.[9]
Gore-Langton was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 April, 1918 for services during operations on the Belgian Coast.[10]
Phoebe collided with Murray on 6 September, 1918 and Gore-Langton was considered partly to blame.[11]
Post-War
Gore-Langton was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 8 May 1919.[12] In 1927, it was noted that he was not qualified for a step in rank upon reaching the age of 45.
World War II
Gore-Langton was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth on 10 September 1941 with a nervous debility. Following a series of re-surveys, on 12 December he was made a hospital case at Plymouth. He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 16 January, 1942.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 13, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35281.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 378.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?