William Ogilvy Hozier
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Lieutenant-Commander William Ogilvy Hozier (2 April, 1888 – 19 April, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He spoke German.
Life & Career
Hozier was awarded the Ryder Memorial Prize for 1908 for placing highest in the examination in French at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Hozier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1909.
Hozier was appointed in command of the destroyer Thorn on 3 August, 1912.[1]
Hozier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1917.
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Court of Enquiry investigating escape of hostile submarine from nets in Straits of Dover. Lieut W.O. Hozier of Nubian The National Archives. ADM 156/160.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Harold G. Campbell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 110 4 Jul, 1913[2] – Aug, 1914[3][4] |
Succeeded by Harald E. Wharton |
Preceded by John N. Benbow |
Captain of H.M.S. Thorn 3 Aug, 1914[Inference] – 20 Jan, 1915 |
Succeeded by Henry F. Besant |
Preceded by Charles E. Cundall |
Captain of H.M.S. Nubian 20 Jan, 1915 – 23 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by John I. Hallett |
Preceded by Tim M. Barrett |
Captain of H.M.S. Clematis 12 Oct, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Irving |
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