Hugh Richard Marrack
Rear-Admiral Hugh Richard Marrack, C.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (5 July, 1888 – 12 February, 1972) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Following twelve days in Plymouth Hospital for influenza, Marrack was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]
Marrack was appointed in command of the submarine C 19 on 15 August, 1912.[2]
Great War
On 3 April, 1916, Marrack was admitted to Queensferry Hospital for syphilis primary. On 17 May 1916, Marrack was admitted to Haslar Hospital for type II syphilis. He was found fit on the 9th.[3]
On 17 April, 1918, A D.S.C. for service in submarines was gazetted.[4]
Marrack was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918. On 14 August, 1918 the Admiralty expressed its commendations to Marrack for his command of C 25 under seaplane attack.[5]
Interbellum
In December, 1920, he was appointed in command of the submarine K 8.[6]
Having been noted as being "specially meritorious" for advancement, Marrack was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[7]
On 26 August, 1926, Marrack was lent to the Royal Australian Navy. On 1 April, 1927, he was appointed in command of the submarine H.M.A.S. Oxley. On 2 October 1928, Marrack reverted to the Royal Navy and gave up command of Oxley.[8]
Marrack was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[9]
In 1933, Marrack was blamed for an error in judgment in which Medway, under his command, damaged a buoy at Hong Kong.[10]
On 23 May 1937, Marrack was admitted to R.N.H. Plymouth with gastritis. On 24 July, he was judged to have made a good recovery, but X-rays were ordered. He passed as fit on the 26th. At the end of the year, he was appointed as Captain Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness. On 12 December, 1939, he was re-appointed to the role, this time with the rank of Commodore, Second Class.[11]
World War II
Marrack was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941. He continued to serve as Commodore Superintendent, H.M. Dockyard Sheerness until 9 July, 1943. Within a month, he was appointed to take up the same duties at Gibraltar Royal Dockyard.[12]
Marrack reverted to the Retired list on 26 September 1945. In 1949, he was granted permission to proceed abroad to the United States of America.[13]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude L. Y. Dering |
Captain of H.M.S. A 10 26 Oct, 1911[14] – 1912 |
Succeeded by Colin Cantlie |
| Preceded by Henry J. Hearn |
Captain of H.M.S. C 19 15 Aug, 1912[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. L 71 before Jun, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by Gerald A. Garnons-Williams |
| Preceded by Alfred G. Hine |
Captain of H.M.S. K 8 Dec, 1920[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Hubert V. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. M 3 4 Jul, 1921[18] |
Succeeded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
| Preceded by Hubert Vaughan-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy 14 Apr, 1923[19] |
Succeeded by Alexander B. Greig |
| Preceded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong ? – 14 Jul, 1933[20] |
Succeeded by Frank Elliott |
| Preceded by Francis R. Barry |
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle Sep, 1934[21] – 1937[22] |
Succeeded by Gerald M. B. Langley |
Footnotes
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 239.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
