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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Hall was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December | 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 | 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 | 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. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| 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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue 33553, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
