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| − | '''William Ogilvy Hozier''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''William Ogilvy Hozier''' (2 April, 1888 – 19 April, 1921) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Hozier's mother was Lady Hozier of Berthampstead, Herts. By virtue of his sister being Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, he was to become the brother-in-law to [[Winston Churchill]] when she married on 12 September, 1908. | |
| − | Hozier was | + | Hozier was awarded the [[Ryder Memorial Prize]] for 1908 for placing highest in the examination in French at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]. Despite this facility, he qualified as an Interpreter in German at some point. |
| − | Hozier was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Hozier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1909. |
| − | Hozier was | + | In late June, 1910 Hozier was appointed to {{UK-Mars}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1910]]. Though there but briefly, Captain [[Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|Frank E. C. Ryan]] gave Hozier a certificate indicating that Hozier had conducted himself "soberly but unsatisfactorily". When asked by the Admiralty to explain his reasons for issuing such an unusual instrument, Ryan's rationale proved somehow not commendable. Nonetheless, when Hozier was appointed to {{UK-Hibernia}} as acting Interpreter in German, her captain was asked to appraise Hozier's conduct in six months' time.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> |
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| − | + | Hozier did well during this period. In June 1911, his conduct was reported as satisfactory and hard work had brought him a first-class certificate in his final examination, though Captain Roger Keyes described Hozier as being "of nervous & excitable temperament." Hozier was allowed to travel to France for a week.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> | |
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| − | + | Hozier was appointed in command of {{UK-TB110}} on 4 July, 1913. In October 1913, {{UK-TB110}} collided with Hyde Pier and Hozier was cautioned to be more careful in future by C-in-C, Portsmouth.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> She also collided with a steamer in Portsmouth Harbour on 10 March, 1914.{{NMI|Wednesday, Mar 11, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40468}} | |
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| − | ==Service | + | ==Great War== |
| + | Hozier was appointed in command of the {{UK-Thorn|f=t}}, a thirty-knotter with the {{UK-DF|7}}, on 3 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 385''a''}} | ||
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| + | Hozier was appointed in command of {{UK-Nubian|f=p}} on 20 January, 1915. In April or May, a U-boat escaped from nets in the Straits of Dover under the nose of {{UK-Nubian}}. A Court of Enquiry found that Hozier had missed a prime opportunity to ram the submarine, and he was superseded in command on 23 June.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> It was perhaps in relation to this event that [[Charles Beresford]] would write to Admiral [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|de Robeck]] in 1917 that [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|Horace Hood]] had been replaced in command of the [[Dover Patrol]] for having written to Churchill pleading to be permitted to offload his brother-in-law.{{DunnNarrow|p. 77}} | ||
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| + | In 1915 or possibly 1917, he was admitted to Malta Hospital, "slightly sick" with dysentery. He was sent to Gibraltar Hospital on 29 August of 1917.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> | ||
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| + | A Court of Enquiry was convened at some point, possibly involving a mishap with a ship named ''Burnaby''. Hozier was not to be relieved of command and was to receive three months of probationary treatment.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> | ||
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| + | Hozier was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1917. | ||
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| + | On 1 June, 1918, he was appointed to the {{UK-Superb|f=t}}. He was re-appointed to her on 26 April, 1919 as an Acting Interpreter in German.<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref> | ||
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| + | Hozier was placed on the Retired List on 9 October, 1919, welcome to a step in rank upon reaching age 40. He was to die before that happened, however. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ogilvy+Hozier Service Records] | ||
| + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ogilvy_Hozier}} | ||
| + | * Court of Enquiry investigating escape of hostile submarine from nets in Straits of Dover. Lieut W.O. Hozier of ''Nubian'' {{TNA|ADM 156/160.|C2257467}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Norman Benbow|John N. Benbow]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thorn (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thorn'']]'''<br>3 Aug, | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold George Campbell|Harold G. Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 110 (1902)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 110]]'''<br>4 Jul, 1913<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref>{{NLAug14|p. 401''a''}} – 3 Aug, 1914<ref>Hozier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/273.|}} f. 288.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harald Edward Wharton|Harald E. Wharton]]'''}} |
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Norman Benbow|John N. Benbow]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thorn (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thorn'']]'''<br>3 Aug, 1914{{INF}} – 20 Jan, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Francis Besant|Henry F. Besant]]'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Ewer Cundall|Charles E. Cundall]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nubian (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nubian'']]'''<br>20 Jan, 1915 – 23 Jun, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ignatius Hallett|John I. Hallett]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Tim Melvin Barrett|Tim M. Barrett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Clematis (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Clematis'']]'''<br>12 Oct, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 392''k''}} – 30 Mar, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Kirkbank Irving|Ernest K. Irving]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:16, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander William Ogilvy Hozier (2 April, 1888 – 19 April, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Hozier's mother was Lady Hozier of Berthampstead, Herts. By virtue of his sister being Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, he was to become the brother-in-law to Winston Churchill when she married on 12 September, 1908.
Hozier was awarded the Ryder Memorial Prize for 1908 for placing highest in the examination in French at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Despite this facility, he qualified as an Interpreter in German at some point.
Hozier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1909.
In late June, 1910 Hozier was appointed to Mars for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1910. Though there but briefly, Captain Frank E. C. Ryan gave Hozier a certificate indicating that Hozier had conducted himself "soberly but unsatisfactorily". When asked by the Admiralty to explain his reasons for issuing such an unusual instrument, Ryan's rationale proved somehow not commendable. Nonetheless, when Hozier was appointed to Hibernia as acting Interpreter in German, her captain was asked to appraise Hozier's conduct in six months' time.[1]
Hozier did well during this period. In June 1911, his conduct was reported as satisfactory and hard work had brought him a first-class certificate in his final examination, though Captain Roger Keyes described Hozier as being "of nervous & excitable temperament." Hozier was allowed to travel to France for a week.[2]
Hozier was appointed in command of T.B. 110 on 4 July, 1913. In October 1913, T.B. 110 collided with Hyde Pier and Hozier was cautioned to be more careful in future by C-in-C, Portsmouth.[3] She also collided with a steamer in Portsmouth Harbour on 10 March, 1914.[4]
Great War
Hozier was appointed in command of the destroyer Thorn, a thirty-knotter with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, on 3 August, 1914.[5]
Hozier was appointed in command of H.M.S. Nubian on 20 January, 1915. In April or May, a U-boat escaped from nets in the Straits of Dover under the nose of Nubian. A Court of Enquiry found that Hozier had missed a prime opportunity to ram the submarine, and he was superseded in command on 23 June.[6] It was perhaps in relation to this event that Charles Beresford would write to Admiral de Robeck in 1917 that Horace Hood had been replaced in command of the Dover Patrol for having written to Churchill pleading to be permitted to offload his brother-in-law.[7]
In 1915 or possibly 1917, he was admitted to Malta Hospital, "slightly sick" with dysentery. He was sent to Gibraltar Hospital on 29 August of 1917.[8]
A Court of Enquiry was convened at some point, possibly involving a mishap with a ship named Burnaby. Hozier was not to be relieved of command and was to receive three months of probationary treatment.[9]
Hozier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1917.
On 1 June, 1918, he was appointed to the battleship Superb. He was re-appointed to her on 26 April, 1919 as an Acting Interpreter in German.[10]
Hozier was placed on the Retired List on 9 October, 1919, welcome to a step in rank upon reaching age 40. He was to die before that happened, however.
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Court of Enquiry investigating escape of hostile submarine from nets in Straits of Dover. Lieut W.O. Hozier of Nubian The National Archives. ADM 156/160.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold G. Campbell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 110 4 Jul, 1913[11][12] – 3 Aug, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Harald E. Wharton |
| Preceded by John N. Benbow |
Captain of H.M.S. Thorn 3 Aug, 1914[Inference] – 20 Jan, 1915 |
Succeeded by Henry F. Besant |
| Preceded by Charles E. Cundall |
Captain of H.M.S. Nubian 20 Jan, 1915 – 23 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by John I. Hallett |
| Preceded by Tim M. Barrett |
Captain of H.M.S. Clematis 12 Oct, 1916[14] – 30 Mar, 1918 |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Irving |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 11, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385a.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Securing the Narrow Sea. p. 77.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 401a.
- ↑ Hozier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/273. f. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392k.
