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'''Edward Matthew Hale''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Retired {{CommRN}} '''Edward Matthew Hale''' (11 May, 1864 – 19 January, 1921) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hae was born in Perth, Australia.  He listed a Reverend G. Christian as his guardian upon joining the navy.
  
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Hale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in June 1887.<ref>Hale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref>
  
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In January 1901, Rear-Admiral [[Hugo Lewis Pearson|H. L. Pearson]] recorded that "[Hale] has twice come under my notice as not being perfectly sober, but not sufficient to have a clear case."
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Suffering from some health issues, Hale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 May 1909.<ref>Hale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref> 
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He provided transport duties at [[Le Havre]] during the war, despite suffering from a stomach disease, and died at the Royal Hotel in Guernsey in 1921, "having committed suicide while of unsound mind".<ref>Hale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref>
  
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Matthew+Hale Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Matthew+Hale Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 11 January 2024

Retired Commander Edward Matthew Hale (11 May, 1864 – 19 January, 1921) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hae was born in Perth, Australia. He listed a Reverend G. Christian as his guardian upon joining the navy.

Hale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June 1887.[1]

In January 1901, Rear-Admiral H. L. Pearson recorded that "[Hale] has twice come under my notice as not being perfectly sober, but not sufficient to have a clear case."

Suffering from some health issues, Hale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander on 11 May 1909.[2]

He provided transport duties at Le Havre during the war, despite suffering from a stomach disease, and died at the Royal Hotel in Guernsey in 1921, "having committed suicide while of unsound mind".[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas C. Fenton
Captain of H.M.S. Boomerang
2 Apr, 1900[4] – 9 Oct, 1903[5]
Succeeded by
Harry H. Smyth

Footnotes

  1. Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
  2. Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
  3. Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
  4. Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
  5. Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.