Ronald Arthur Hopwood

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Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1858 – 28 December, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy and also a writer and poet of some distinction.

Life & Career

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 20 November, 1910.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1924,[2] and advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[3]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, pg. 8.
  2. London Gazette: no. 32962. p. 5889. 5 August, 1924.
  3. London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.

Bibliography

  • "Adml. R. A. Hopwood" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 May, 1946. Issue 50453, col E, pg. 7.

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