Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield
Admiral Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield, Royal Navy, Retired (24 August, 1865 – 2 February, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Harbord was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Harbord was appointed in command of the Magnificent on 27 November, 1908.[2]
Harbord was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 September, 1917, vice Evan-Thomas, and placed on the Retired List on 20 September.[3] He assumed the additional name of Hamond by Royal Licence and Authority on 6 November, 1917.[4]
Harbord-Hamond was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 November, 1922,[5] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[6]
Upon the death of his first cousin in 1946, Harbord became the Tenth Baron Suffield in the Peerage of Great Britain and Eleventh Baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1908. Issue 38818, col E, pg. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30313. p. 10051. 28 September, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30384. p. 11848. 16 November, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32769. p. 8213. 21 November, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
Bibliography
- "Lord Suffield" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 3 February, 1951. Issue 51916, col E, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
