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Admiral SIR Hugh Justin Tweedie, K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1877 – 20 August, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Great-War

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Castor on November, 1917.[1]

On 8 December, 1917, Tweedie was appointed Commodore (F) in the Grand Fleet.[2]

Post-War

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[3]

Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Loder Symonds.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Chatfield.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 754.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 5.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 August, 1951. Issue 52086, col E, pg. 8.
  • Tweedie, Admiral Sir Hugh J. (1939). The Story of a Naval Life. London: Rich and Cowan, Ltd..

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