William Wybrow Hallwright
Lieutenant-Commander William Wybrow Hallwright, D.S.O, R.N. (16 June, 1883 – 21 April, 1917) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Birmingham the son of surgeon Matthew Hallwright, Hallwright placed fifth of sixty-one cadets passing out of Britannia in August 1899, earning 1768 of 2250 possible marks.[1] He was awarded eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Hallwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.
Hallwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1913.
Hallwright was appointed in command of H.M.S. Q.16 on 3 March, 1917. Almost immediately, he was in action, engaging and appearing to damage an enemy submarine on 19 March. This performance merited a D.S.O. award, gazetted on 12 May, 1917. However, the pace of operations proved so intense that Hallwright died before this, killed Q 16 was struck by shell fire from U 52 in a running battle west or Ireland.
Gordon Campbell wrote of Hallwright's death:[2]
"While fitting out, news was received that Lt Cdr Hallwright, who had towed us in the Q-5, had been killed in action. Details showed that he had been lying in his lookout at the end of the bridge of his Q-sloop, HMS Heather, when a shell from a submarine had struck the ship. A splinter had penetrated the deck, hit his head, and killed him. On hearing this, I arranged for the ends of the bridge to be armoured with 1-in plating..."
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Marigold 17 Jul, 1915 – 18 Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Francis Howard |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 18 Jul, 1915[3] – 3 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by William F. Budgen |
| Preceded by Frederick W. Law |
Captain of H.M.S. Q.16 3 Mar, 1917 – 21 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Harold Auten |
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