Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson
Captain Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson, C.M.G., M.V.O., Royal Navy (5 July, 1869 – 14 July, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 31 December, 1902 he was promoted to the rank of Commander.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1908.[2]
His career encompassed a notable series of pre-dreadnought commands.
He was appointed command of the battleship King Edward VII on 24 July, 1911.[3]
Williamson was appointed in command of Queen as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Commanding Second and Third Fleets on 17 May, 1912.[4]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Royal Arthur in August 1914.[5]
Williamson assumed command of the heavy cruiser Berwick in March 1915,[6] remaining in her until he was appointed command of the battleship Vengeance on 8 December, 1915.[7]
He was appointed command of the battleship Dominion on 11 April, 1917.[8]
Finally, he secured command of a dreadnought, commanding Canada for a few months from December 1917 until February 1918.[9]
Williamson was nicknamed "The Quail" in the Navy.[10]
Williamson died on 14 July, 1918,[11] of pneumonia.[12]
Bibliography
- "Died of Wounds" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1918. Issue 41843, col B, pg. 1.
- Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow, First Baron Keyes (1972). Halpern, Paul G.. ed. The Keyes Papers. Volume I: 1914-1918. London: Navy Records Society.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments |
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund H. Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Africa 14 Mar, 1911 – ? |
Succeeded by Ernest G. Barton |
| Preceded by Allan F. Everett |
Captain of H.M.S. King Edward VII 24 Jul, 1911 – ? |
Succeeded by Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis |
| Preceded by Thomas D. L. Sheppard |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen 17 May, 1912 – ? |
Succeeded by John W. L. McClintock |
| Preceded by George C. Hardy |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Arthur 1 Aug, 1914 – ? |
Succeeded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
| Preceded by Lewis Clinton-Baker |
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick 24 Mar, 1915 – ? |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Bertram H. Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance 8 Dec, 1915 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry L. Mawbey |
Captain of H.M.S. Dominion 11 Apr, 1917 – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Smith |
| Preceded by James C. Ley |
Captain of H.M.S. Canada 9 Dec, 1917 – ? |
Succeeded by Hugh D. R. Watson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 364.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398v.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393d.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ See Keyes Papers. p. 372, p. 453.
- ↑ "Died of Wounds" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1918. Issue 41843, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ Keyes Papers. p. 453n.
