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Vice-Admiral James R. P. Hawksley as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1748).

Vice-Admiral James Rose Price Hawksley, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (1 August, 1871 – 7 April, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[1]

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905,[2] and was appointed in command of the destroyer Ure on 28 May, 1906.[3]

Captain

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer depot ship Venus on 4 April, 1913, supporting the First Destroyer Flotilla.[5]

In December 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Galatea.[6]

He was appointed commander of destroyer Active on 10 February, 1915.[7]

In November 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor.[8]

At the Battle of Jutland, he commanded the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla from light cruiser Castor as Commodore (F).[9]

Hawkesley was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Inflexible in November, 1917.[10]

Hawksley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 July, 1922, and was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 24 July.[11] he was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.[12]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 388.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 390.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. f. 289.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32737. p. 5961. 11 August, 1922.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33349. p. 440. 20 January, 1928.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral J. R. P. Hawksley" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 22 April, 1955. Issue 53201, col B, p. 15.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
28 May, 1906 – ? 		Succeeded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson
Preceded by
Arthur A. M. Duff 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
10 Aug, 1909 – ? 		Succeeded by
Gerald T. F. Pike
Preceded by
Thomas L. Shelford 		Captain of H.M.S. Venus
4 Apr, 1913 – ? 		Succeeded by
Robert G. D. Dewar
Preceded by
George Trewby 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
6 Jan, 1914 – ? 		Succeeded by
Thomas D. Gilbert
Preceded by
Thomas D. Gilbert 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
Dec, 1914 – ? 		Succeeded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Preceded by
Thomas D. Gilbert 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
10 Feb, 1915 – ? 		Succeeded by
Cyril S. Townsend
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Nov, 1915 – ? 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger 		Captain of H.M.S. Inflexible
Nov, 1917 – ? 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Denison
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