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==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  20 July, 1894.</ref>
Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.{{Gaz|26534|4154|20 July, 1894}}


Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref> and was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ure|f=t}} on 28 May, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 388.</ref>
He was found at fault for the grounding of {{UK-2Sturgeon}} on 29 October, 1898 though no clear record exists of his being appointed to that ship.<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>
 
After a succession of destroyer commands, Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 24 February, 1905 and to {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.{{Gaz|27812|4557|30 June, 1905}}
 
His string of destroyer commands then continued. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Spitfire|f=c}} on 11 July, 1905.<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>
 
At the end of 1911 after a short stint in command of {{UK-Victorious}}, he was appointed to help refine instructions for training destroyers.<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>


==Captain==
==Captain==
Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{Gaz|28623|4748|2 July, 1912}}
 
He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship {{UK-Venus}} on 4 April, 1913, supporting the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 390.</ref>


In December 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Galatea|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship {{UK-Venus}} on 4 April, 1913, supporting the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 390}}


He was appointed commander of {{UK-Active|f=t}} on 10 February, 1915.<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  f. 289.</ref>
On 6 January 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Active|f=t}}, being made Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|2}} in March 1914.  He remained in command of the flotilla upon moving to the {{UK-1Galatea|f=t}} when she replaced ''Active'', moving back to ''Active'' on 10 February, 1915.<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>


In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Castor|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Castor|f=t}}.


At the [[Battle of Jutland]], he commanded the {{UK-DF|11}} from {{UK-Castor|f=t}} as Commodore (F).{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], he commanded the {{UK-DF|11}} from {{UK-Castor|f=t}} as Commodore (F).{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}
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Hawkesley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} in November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}
Hawkesley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} in November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}


Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 July, 1922, and was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 24 July.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32737/pages/5961 no. 32737.  p. 5961.]  11 August, 1922.</ref> he was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33349/pages/440 no. 33349.  p. 440.]  20 January, 1928.</ref>
Hawksley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 July, 1922, and was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 24 July.{{Gaz|32737|5961|11 August, 1922}} He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.{{Gaz|33349|440|20 January, 1928}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral James R. P. Hawksley as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1748).

Vice-Admiral James Rose Price Hawksley, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (1 August, 1871 – 7 April, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[1]

He was found at fault for the grounding of Sturgeon on 29 October, 1898 though no clear record exists of his being appointed to that ship.[2]

After a succession of destroyer commands, Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 24 February, 1905 and to Commander on 30 June, 1905.[3]

His string of destroyer commands then continued. He was appointed in command of the "A" Class destroyer Spitfire on 11 July, 1905.[4]

At the end of 1911 after a short stint in command of Victorious, he was appointed to help refine instructions for training destroyers.[5]

Captain

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[6]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship Venus on 4 April, 1913, supporting the First Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

On 6 January 1914, he was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Active, being made Captain (D) of the Second Destroyer Flotilla in March 1914. He remained in command of the flotilla upon moving to the light cruiser Galatea when she replaced Active, moving back to Active on 10 February, 1915.[8]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor.

At the Battle of Jutland, he commanded the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla from light cruiser Castor as Commodore (F).[9]

Hawkesley was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible in November, 1917.[10]

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 July, 1922, and was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 24 July.[11] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.[12]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral J. R. P. Hawksley" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 22 April, 1955. Issue 53201, col B, p. 15.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William F. De Salis 		Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish
10 Sep, 1898[13] 		Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
John F. E. Green 		Captain of H.M.S. Salmon
10 Sep, 1898[14] – 8 Oct, 1898[15] 		Succeeded by
Guy de L. O. Johnson
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariel
8 Oct, 1898[16] – Apr, 1899[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Thomas F. T. Michell
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
5 Oct, 1900[17] – 5 Jan, 1902[18] 		Succeeded by
Alexander H. Quicke
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ostrich
5 Jan, 1902[19] – 13 May, 1902[20] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Heathcote
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Lively
13 May, 1902[21] – 25 Oct, 1902[22] 		Succeeded by
Ernest E. Parker
Preceded by
Reginald G. Gregory 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
11 Jul, 1905[23] – 3 Sep, 1905[24] 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Buchanan
Preceded by
Robert J. Buchanan 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
4 Sep, 1905[25] – 10 Apr, 1906[26] 		Succeeded by
George K. Chetwode
Preceded by
William N. England 		Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
10 Apr, 1906[27] – 28 May, 1906[28] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Morgan
Preceded by
George K. Chetwode 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
28 May, 1906[29][30] – 12 Mar, 1908[31] 		Succeeded by
Osmond J. Prentis
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
12 Mar, 1908[32][33] – 6 Aug, 1909[34] 		Succeeded by
Hugh P. Buckle
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
10 Aug, 1909[35][36] – 10 Aug, 1911[37] 		Succeeded by
George Trewby
Preceded by
Ernest H. Grafton 		Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
22 Aug, 1911[38] – 26 Sep, 1911[39] 		Succeeded by
William Mellor
Preceded by
Charles E. Le Mesurier 		Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate
9 Jan, 1912[40] – 5 Feb, 1912[41] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. George A. Hardinge
Preceded by
Charles W. Keighly-Peach 		Captain of H.M.S. Hogue
22 Apr, 1912[42] – 19 Aug, 1912[43] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Norton
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford 		Captain of H.M.S. Venus
25 Apr, 1913[44] – 1 Oct, 1913[45] 		Succeeded by
Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville
Preceded by
Maurice Woollcombe 		Captain of H.M.S. Diana
1 Oct, 1913[46] – 6 Jan, 1914[47] 		Succeeded by
George B. Hutton
Preceded by
George Trewby 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
6 Jan, 1914[48] – 1914[49] 		Succeeded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Preceded by
James U. Farie 		Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla
11 Mar, 1914[50] – 1915[51] 		Succeeded by
John B. Sparks
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
Dec, 1914[52][53] – 10 Feb, 1915[54] 		Succeeded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
10 Feb, 1915[55] – 1915[56] 		Succeeded by
Percy Withers
Preceded by
Cyril S. Townsend 		Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Nov, 1915[57] – Nov, 1917 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
? 		Captain (D), Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla
before 31 May, 1916[58] 		Succeeded by
Edward O. Gladstone
Preceded by
? 		Commodore (F), Grand Fleet
before Jun, 1916[59] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger 		Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible
Nov, 1917[60] – 15 Mar, 1919 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Denison
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson
as Rear-Admiral, Reserve Fleet, Portland, etc 		Captain in Charge, Portland
1 Apr, 1920[61][62] – 4 Apr, 1922 		Succeeded by
Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  2. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  5. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
  8. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  9. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32737. p. 5961. 11 August, 1922.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33349. p. 440. 20 January, 1928.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 300.
  14. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  15. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  16. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  17. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  18. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  19. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  20. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  21. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  22. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  23. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  24. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  25. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  26. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  27. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  28. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  30. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  31. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 297.
  33. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  34. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 273.
  36. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  37. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  38. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  39. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  40. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  41. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  42. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  43. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  44. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  45. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  46. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  47. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  48. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  49. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  50. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  51. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  52. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  53. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  54. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  55. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  56. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  57. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392g.
  58. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  59. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  60. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 820.
  61. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 694.
  62. ↑ "Captain in Charge, Portland" The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 06, 1920; pg. 6; Issue 42352.

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