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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Hall was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25184/pages/31 no. 25184.  p. 31.]  2 January, 1883.</ref>
Hall was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December 1882.{{Gaz|25184|31|2 January, 1883}}


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Resolution|f=t}} on 5 December, 1893.<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36}}.  f. 566.</ref>
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Resolution|f=t}} on 5 December 1893.<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36}}.  f. 566.</ref>


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.
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. Had he lived he would have been retired on 20 April 1897 as a captain on reaching the age of 55. The next below him on the captains' list to reach flag rank wasn't promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} until 31 March 1898.
 
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 25 November 2024

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. Had he lived he would have been retired on 20 April 1897 as a captain on reaching the age of 55. The next below him on the captains' list to reach flag rank wasn't promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral until 31 March 1898.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 March, 1895. Issue 34523, col F, p. 10.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Appointment 		Director of Naval Intelligence
1 Feb, 1887[3] 		Succeeded by
Cyprian A. G. Bridge
Preceded by
Adolphus F. St. Clair 		Captain of H.M.S. Severn
1 Jan, 1889[4] – 22 Nov, 1891[5] 		Succeeded by
Reginald F. H. Henderson
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
Edmund S. Pöe
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
5 Dec, 1893[10] – 1 Feb, 1895[11] 		Succeeded by
Andrew K. Bickford

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
  2. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
  3. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
  4. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  5. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue 33553, col E, p. 4.
  7. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  8. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  9. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  10. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  11. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.

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