Ernest Mortimer Hawkins
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Ernest Mortimer Hawkins, D.S.O., R.D. (11 September, 1880 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Hawkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 18 March, 1911.[1]
Hawkins was in command of the destroyer Thrasher on 8 February, 1917 when she blew UC 39 to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[2] This feat would earn Hawkins his D.S.O., Vice-Admiral Commanding, East Coast of England Stuart Nicholson writing, "It was owing to the able manner and good judgment with which Lt. Hawkins handled his ship that the capture of Germ. S/M UC 39 was effected."[3]
On 1 September, 1917, he was appointed in command of the patrol boat P34.[4]
Hawkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 18 March, 1919.[5]
Hawkins was placed on the Retired List owing to non-sea service at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 1 January, 1923.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh T. Prichard |
Captain of H.M.S. Thrasher 6 May, 1915[7] – 10 May, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Lionel M. Kelly |
| Preceded by Edward D. W. Lawford |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 25 Jun, 1917[9][10] – 7 Sep, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Arthur Cocks |
| Preceded by Charles L. Evan-Thomas |
Captain of H.M.S. P34 1 Sep, 1917[12][13] – 11 Jan, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398q.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397p.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
- ↑ Hawkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/221. f. 222.
