James Rose Price Hawksley

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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]

Captain

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship Venus on 4 April, 1913, supporting the First Destroyer Flotilla.[5]

In December 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Galatea.[6]

He was appointed commander of destroyer Active on 10 February, 1915.[7]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor.[8]

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
?
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
28 May, 1906[13]
Succeeded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff
Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
10 Aug, 1909[14]
Succeeded by
Gerald T. F. Pike
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford
Captain of H.M.S. Venus
4 Apr, 1913[15]
Succeeded by
Robert G. D. Dewar
Preceded by
George Trewby
Captain of H.M.S. Active
6 Jan, 1914[16]
Succeeded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
Dec, 1914[17]
Succeeded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Preceded by
Thomas D. Pratt
Captain of H.M.S. Active
10 Feb, 1915[18]
Succeeded by
Cyril S. Townsend
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Nov, 1915[19]
Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
?
Captain (D), Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla
before 31 May, 1916[20]
Succeeded by
Brien M. Money
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger
Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible
Nov, 1917[21]
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[22]
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. The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Hawksley Service Record. f. 289.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  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. (January, 1907). p. 388.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 273.
  15. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
  16. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  17. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  18. Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  19. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392g.
  20. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  21. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 820.
  22. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 694.

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