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'''Arthur Henniker-Heaton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Henniker-Heaton''' (14 April, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1904.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
  
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Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1912.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
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From 31 August 1913 to 11 April, 1914, Henniker-Heaton served in {{UK-LordNelson}} where he did not impress Captain [[Rowland Nugent|Nugent]], who recorded that his junior officer possessed no initiative and lacked executive ability.  Henniker-Heaton was placed briefly in {{UK-Jupiter}} and then, in mid May, appointed to {{UK-Albion}}.
  
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Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 19 October, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 361}}
 
Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 19 October, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 361}}
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Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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On 7 October 1919, Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the icebreaker [[Alexander Nevsky (1916)|H.M.S. ''Alexander'']], the former Russian ''Alexander Nevsky''.  She was handed over to White Russian forces very shortly thereafter.
  
 
On 12 August, 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Seymour|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 863}}
 
On 12 August, 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Seymour|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 863}}
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Henniker-Heaton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
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Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 April, 1928.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
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Henniker-Heaton served as a Consular Shipping Adviser in Antwerp in May, 1940 and then was sent to Brightlingsea and placed in command of ''Nemo''.  Later, he was Royal Naval Officer, Salcombe and held other offices that are difficult to discern.  He reverted to the Retired List on 3 March, 1944.<ref>Henniker-Heaton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/148.|D7603855}} f. 353.</ref>
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On 2 May 1956, Henniker-Heaton was admitted to Chatham Hospital with diverticulitis.  He was discharged to his home two days later.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:41, 19 February 2017

Captain (retired) Arthur Henniker-Heaton (14 April, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gained six months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]

Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]

From 31 August 1913 to 11 April, 1914, Henniker-Heaton served in Lord Nelson where he did not impress Captain Nugent, who recorded that his junior officer possessed no initiative and lacked executive ability. Henniker-Heaton was placed briefly in Jupiter and then, in mid May, appointed to Albion.

Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 19 October, 1914.[3]

Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[4]

Post-War

On 7 October 1919, Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the icebreaker H.M.S. Alexander, the former Russian Alexander Nevsky. She was handed over to White Russian forces very shortly thereafter.

On 12 August, 1920, he was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Seymour.[5]

Henniker-Heaton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922.[6]

Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 April, 1928.[7]

World War II

Henniker-Heaton served as a Consular Shipping Adviser in Antwerp in May, 1940 and then was sent to Brightlingsea and placed in command of Nemo. Later, he was Royal Naval Officer, Salcombe and held other offices that are difficult to discern. He reverted to the Retired List on 3 March, 1944.[8]

On 2 May 1956, Henniker-Heaton was admitted to Chatham Hospital with diverticulitis. He was discharged to his home two days later.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 20
18 Sep, 1908[9] 		Succeeded by
John O. Barron
Preceded by
William T. Makeig-Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
19 Oct, 1914[10] 		Succeeded by
Adrian St. V. Keyes
Preceded by
The Hon. Cyril A. Ward 		Captain of H.M.S. Lyra
Dec, 1915[11] – Oct, 1917 		Succeeded by
Astley D. C. Cooper-Key
Preceded by
Hubert H. de Burgh 		Captain of H.M.S. Satyr
21 Jan, 1919[12] 		Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Preceded by
Rowland H. Bather 		Captain of H.M.S. Seymour
12 Aug, 1920[13] 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Leir

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  2. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 361.
  4. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  6. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  7. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  8. ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 400.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396e.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395i.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 904.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.

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