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Revision as of 17:20, 19 February 2015

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]

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905,[2] and was appointed in command of the destroyer Ure on 28 May, 1906.[3]

At the end of 1911 after a short stint in command of Victorious, he was appointed to help refine instructions for training destroyers.[4]

Captain

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship Venus on 4 April, 1913, supporting the First Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

In December 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Galatea.[7]

He was appointed commander of destroyer Active on 10 February, 1915.[8]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor.[9]

At the Battle of Jutland, he commanded the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla from light cruiser Castor as Commodore (F).[10]

Hawkesley was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible in November, 1917.[11]

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.[12] he was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.[13]

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
?
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
5 Oct, 1900[14] – 5 Jan, 1902[15]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Ostrich
5 Jan, 1902[16] – 13 May, 1902[17]
Succeeded by
John May
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Lively
13 May, 1902[18] – 25 Oct, 1902[19]
Succeeded by
Walter H. Cowan
Preceded by
Carlton V. de M. Cowper
Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate
9 Jan, 1905[20] – 5 Feb, 1912[21]
Succeeded by
Sidney R. Drury-Lowe
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
11 Jul, 1905[22] – 3 Sep, 1905[23]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James U. Farie
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
4 Sep, 1905[24] – 10 Apr, 1906[25]
Succeeded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
10 Apr, 1906[26] – 28 May, 1906[27]
Succeeded by
Alexander H. Gye
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
28 May, 1906[28][29] – 12 Mar, 1908[30]
Succeeded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
12 Mar, 1908[31] – 6 Aug, 1909[32]
Succeeded by
Hugh P. Buckle
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
10 Aug, 1909[33][34] – 10 Aug, 1911[35]
Succeeded by
Gerald T. F. Pike
Preceded by
Ernest H. Grafton
Captain of H.M.S. Victorious
22 Aug, 1911[36] – 26 Sep, 1911[37]
Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle
Preceded by
Charles W. Keighly-Peach
Captain of H.M.S. Hogue
22 Apr, 1912[38] – 19 Aug, 1912[39]
Succeeded by
Wilmot S. Nicholson
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford
Captain of H.M.S. Venus
25 Apr, 1913[40] – 1 Oct, 1913[41]
Succeeded by
Robert G. D. Dewar
Preceded by
Maurice Woollcombe
Captain of H.M.S. Diana
1 Oct, 1913[42] – 6 Jan, 1914[43]
Succeeded by
George B. Hutton
Preceded by
George Trewby
Captain of H.M.S. Active
6 Jan, 1914[44] – 1914[45]
Succeeded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
Dec, 1914[46][47] – 10 Feb, 1915[48]
Succeeded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Captain of H.M.S. Active
10 Feb, 1915[49] – 1915[50]
Succeeded by
Cyril S. Townsend
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Nov, 1915[51]
Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
?
Captain (D), Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla
before 31 May, 1916[52]
Succeeded by
Brien M. Money
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger
Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible
Nov, 1917[53]
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[54]
Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  4. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Hawksley Service Record. f. 289.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  12. The London Gazette: no. 32737. p. 5961. 11 August, 1922.
  13. The London Gazette: no. 33349. p. 440. 20 January, 1928.
  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. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  29. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  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. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 273.
  34. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  35. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  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. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  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. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392g.
  52. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  53. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 820.
  54. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 694.

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