Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard
Admiral SIR Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, K.C.B., C.M.G. (28 October, 1874 — 30 January, 1960) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Haggard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 May, 1896.[1]
Haggard was appointed in command of the torpedo vessel Vesuvius on 10 September, 1904.[2]
Haggard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1906.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea on 17 October, 1911.
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blenheim on 31 July, 1912.
Haggard was made Captain on 1 January, 1913,[4] and was appointed in command of Good Hope for manœuvres in 1913.[5]
He was appointed in command of Vulcan on 1 October, 1913 and in command of her Seventh Submarine Flotilla. He would remain in her until 23 July, 1915.[6]
Great War
Quitting Vulcan, Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[7]
He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January, 1918 as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Sir W. Lowther Grant.[8]
Post War
He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.[9]
In 1922, he was serving as Director of Training and Staff Duties, and involved in the decision whether and how to release the controversial Naval Staff Appreciation of Jutland.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 23 February, 1928, vice Bax.[10]
Haggard was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 12 October, 1932, vice Brand. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 13 October, "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers."[11]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Adm. Sir Vernon Haggard" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Good Hope 1913[12] |
Succeeded by Bentinck J. D. Yelverton |
| Preceded by Robert W. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 1 Oct, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by William R. D. Crowther |
| Preceded by Alexander Lowndes |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 23 Jul, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
| Preceded by Herbert N. Garnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer Jan, 1918[15] |
Succeeded by Henry G. Sherbrooke |
| Preceded by Harry W. C. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by David M. Anderson |
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 5 Dec, 1919[16] |
Succeeded by Henry R. Crooke |
| Preceded by Walter M. Ellerton |
Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Jan, 1922[17] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
| Preceded by William Fisher |
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 1928 |
Succeeded by Lionel Preston |
| Preceded by Cyril T. M. Fuller |
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 8 May, 1930[18] |
Succeeded by Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax |
Footnotes
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 392.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 33.
- ↑ The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394o.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396. Year was not printed, but is shown in April, 1914's Navy List.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395d.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Superseded his predecessor on 7 May. Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 215.
