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Tothill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> | Tothill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263. p. 82.] 4 January, 1901.</ref> | ||
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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.
Contents
Early Life & Career
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1888.[1]
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[2]
Captain
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3]
Great War
Tothill was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship Conqueror on 22 December, 1914.[4] Tothill was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 April, 1917, vice Hunter.[5] On 31 May, he replaced Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey as Fourth Sea Lord.[6]
Post-War
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 June, 1921.[7]
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 March, 1926.[8] He placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 October, 1926.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398c.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30022. p. 3600. 17 April, 1917.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5486. 8 July, 1921.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
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 |
- 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
