Cecil Spencer Hickley
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Admiral Cecil Spencer Hickley, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (22 January, 1865 – 1 May, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
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Early Life & Career
On 12 December, 1895, Hickley was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[1]
Captain
Hickley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[2]
On 7 December, 1906, Hickley was appointed in command of the cruiser Highflyer.[3]
Great War
On 11 January, 1916, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Smith.[4]
Hickley was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Harwich, on 1 April, 1918.[5]
Post-War
Hickley was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 February, 1920, vice Hayes-Sadler, and was placed on the Retired List on 18 February.[6]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 December, 1906. Issue 38193, col C, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29450. p. 999. 25 January, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31802. p. 2463. 2 March, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.
Bibliography
- "Admiral C. S. Hickley" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 5 May, 1941. Issue 48917, col E, pg. 6.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1941 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1878
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Highflyer (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cochrane (1905)
- Commanding Officers of Shotley Training Establishment
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Vanguard (1909)
- Senior Naval Officers, Harwich
- Admirals of the Training Service (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers