Difference between revisions of "Alexander Robert Hammick"
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− | + | Born in Stoke, the son of Rear-Admiral [[Robert Frederick Hammick]]. | |
− | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> |
− | Hammick was | + | When the war broke out, Hammick was appointed to gunnery officer in the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}}. He served in her until 19 October, 1915. A week later, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital, suffering from Bell's Palsy. At about the same time, he lost confidential books from the [[Devonport Gunnery School]].<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> |
− | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> |
− | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the next day. | + | In 1920, he a Webley pistol went missing from {{UK-Canterbury|f=p}}, and Hammick bore some of the blame in the matter.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> |
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+ | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> | ||
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+ | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Hammick was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the next day.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 13 September, 1945.<ref>Hammick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/311.|}} f. ?, 194.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:13, 5 March 2021
Rear-Admiral Alexander Robert Hammick, R.N. (16 February, 1887 – 1969) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Stoke, the son of Rear-Admiral Robert Frederick Hammick.
Hammick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]
When the war broke out, Hammick was appointed to gunnery officer in the battleship Prince George. He served in her until 19 October, 1915. A week later, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital, suffering from Bell's Palsy. At about the same time, he lost confidential books from the Devonport Gunnery School.[2]
Hammick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[3]
In 1920, he a Webley pistol went missing from H.M.S. Canterbury, and Hammick bore some of the blame in the matter.[4]
Hammick was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922.[5]
Hammick was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.[6]
World War II
Hammick was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the next day.[7]
He was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 13 September, 1945.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Thomas B. Drew |
Captain of H.M.S. Active 3 Aug, 1930[9] – 2 Mar, 1932[Inference] |
Succeeded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Preceded by The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa early 1933 – 23 Apr, 1933 |
Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett |
Preceded by Robert L. Burnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel 24 Apr, 1933[10] |
Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman |
Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla 24 Apr, 1933 – Oct, 1935 |
Succeeded by Richard S. Benson |
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan c. late 1934 |
Succeeded by Richard S. Benson |
Preceded by Edward N. Syfret |
Captain of Devonport Gunnery School 30 Dec, 1935[11] – 16 May, 1938 |
Succeeded by Eustace Rotherham |
Preceded by H. Evelyn C. Blagrove |
Captain of H.M.S. Sussex 16 Dec, 1938 – 6 Jun, 1940 |
Succeeded by Richard V. Symonds-Tayler |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 233.