Henry Percy Valentine Hickman
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Captain Henry Percy Valentine Hickman (14 February, 1876 – 9 November, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hickman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.
Hickman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.
Hickman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.
Hickman was appointed in command of the light cruiser Undaunted on 3 January, 1918.[1]
He became ill and was removed from command, dying of pneumonia at the Naval Hospital in Leith even before he was officially superseded in command of Undaunted.
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Semphill |
Captain of H.M.S. Leander 7 Feb, 1917[2] – 15 Jun, 1917[3] |
Succeeded by Harold E. Sulivan |
| Preceded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
Captain of H.M.S. Roxburgh 6 Sep, 1917[4] |
Succeeded by Gerald W. Vivian |
| Preceded by Francis G. St. John |
Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted 3 Jan, 1918[5] – 13 Nov, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Denison |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
- ↑ Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
