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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917689&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/42.] | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917689&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/42.] | ||
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| + | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Lionel Halsey]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Fourth Sea Lord]]'''<br>1917 – 1919 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt|Sir Ernest F. A. Gaunt]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[East Indies Station|Commander-in-Chief<br>on the East Indies Station]]'''<br>1919 – 1921 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lewis Clinton-Baker]]''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Morgan Singer|Sir Morgan Singer]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Admiral Commanding Reserves]]'''<br>1923 – 1925 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lewis Clinton-Baker|Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 07:43, 2 December 2010
Admiral SIR Hugh Henry Darby Tothill, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (14 March, 1865 – 25 September, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Great War
Tothill was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship Conqueror on 22 December, 1914.[1] Tothill was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 April, 1917, vice Hunter.[2] On 31 May, he replaced Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey as Fourth Sea Lord.[3]
Post-War
Tohill was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 March, 1926.
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398c.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30022. p. 3600. 17 April, 1917.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Hugh Tothill" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1927. Issue 44697, col B, pg. 9.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Lionel Halsey |
Fourth Sea Lord 1917 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield |
| Preceded by Sir Ernest F. A. Gaunt |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1919 – 1921 |
Succeeded by Lewis Clinton-Baker |
| Preceded by Sir Morgan Singer |
Admiral Commanding Reserves 1923 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker |
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1927 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1878
- Commanding officers of H.M.S. Nautilus (1879)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Diamond (1904)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Barfleur (1892)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. London (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Conqueror (1911)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Admirals Commanding Reserves (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
