Harold Hickling
Vice-Admiral (retired) Harold Hickling, R.N. (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hickling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1914.[1]
Hickling served in the light cruiser Glasgow at the Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falklands.[2]
Later in the war, he served in Lowestoft in the Mediterranean, and then as gunnery officer in the battleship Commonwealth.[3]
Hickling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1922.[4]
Hickling was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[5]
Hickling was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1935.[6]
Hickling was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1945.[7]
He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from September, 1944 to January, 1945.
Hickling was placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1948 and subsequently promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 September, 19248.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard S. Benson |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan 30 Jul, 1937 – Jul, 1939 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. B. Back |
| Preceded by Richard S. Benson |
Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla 30 Jul, 1937[9] – 1 May, 1939 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ralph Kerr |
Captain (D), Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla 1 May, 1939 – 16 Aug, 1939[10] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. B. Back |
| Preceded by Frank H. Pegram |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 6 Jun, 1940 – 5 Jan, 1941 |
Succeeded by John W. Cuthbert |
| Preceded by John W. Cuthbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow Feb, 1941 – 27 Dec, 1941 |
Succeeded by John W. Cuthbert |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
- ↑ Back Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/78. f. ?.
