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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Hugh Justin Tweedie''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1877 – 20 August, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Hugh Justin Tweedie''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1877 – 20 August, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Early Life & Career==
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In the examination for cadetships in the [[Royal Navy]] held on 25 November, 1890, Tweedie placed thirty-first out of fifty-seven successful candidates, with 1,160 marks.<ref>"Cadetships in the Royal Navy" (News).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 16 December, 1890.  Issue '''33196''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>
  
 
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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.

Early Life & Career

In the examination for cadetships in the Royal Navy held on 25 November, 1890, Tweedie placed thirty-first out of fifty-seven successful candidates, with 1,160 marks.[1]

Great-War

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Castor on November, 1917.[2]

On 8 December, 1917, Tweedie was appointed Commodore (F) in the Grand Fleet.[3]

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.[4]

Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926, vice Loder Symonds.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Chatfield.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 16 December, 1890. Issue 33196, col B, pg. 10.
  2. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 754.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 5.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  6. ↑ 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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