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Captain '''Huberht Taylor Hudson''', R.N.R., Retired (17 September, 1886 – 15 June, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. His unusual first name is the Anglo-Saxon spelling of Hubert. | Captain '''Huberht Taylor Hudson''', R.D., R.N.R., Retired (17 September, 1886 – 15 June, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. His unusual first name is the Anglo-Saxon spelling of Hubert. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Hudson joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1913 and took part in Ernest Shackleton's famous Antarctic expedition, during which he earned the nickname "Buddha". Fellow expedition member Thomas Orde-Lees described Hudson thus: "One never quite knows whether he is on the brink of a mental breakdown or bubbling over with suppressed intellectuality".<ref>[http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/biography/hudson_hubert.php Cool Antarctica: Huberht Taylor Hudson - Biographical notes]</ref> | ||
Hudson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 October, 1915.<ref>Hudson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/141.|}} f. 141.</ref> | |||
Hudson was | Hudson was appointed Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command of the {{UK-PC70|f=t}} on 13 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 861}} | ||
Hudson was promoted to the rank of {{ | Hudson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 1 October, 1923.<ref>Hudson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/141.|}} f. 141.</ref> | ||
Hudson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 30 June, 1927.<ref>Hudson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/141.|}} f. 141.</ref> | |||
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==World War II== | |||
Hudson returned to duty as a convoy Commodore during the Second World War. He was killed in action on 15 June, 1942 while Commodore of Convoy HG-84 when his ship, the British motor merchant ''Pelayo'', was torpedoed and sunk by ''U-552'', commanded by the German U-boat ace Erich Topp.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1804.html uboat.net: Pelayo (British Motor merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII]</ref> | Hudson returned to duty as a convoy Commodore during the Second World War. He was killed in action on 15 June, 1942 while Commodore of Convoy HG-84 when his ship, the British motor merchant ''Pelayo'', was torpedoed and sunk by ''U-552'', commanded by the German U-boat ace Erich Topp.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1804.html uboat.net: Pelayo (British Motor merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII]</ref> | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil Ashby Taylor|Basil A. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lively (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lively'']]'''<br>22 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''e''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Holehouse|Harold Holehouse]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil Ashby Taylor|Basil A. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lively (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lively'']]'''<br>22 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''e''. This date may be later, say 20 August, 1917}} – 31 Jan, 1918<ref>Hudson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/141.|}} f. 141.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Holehouse|Harold Holehouse]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 7 April 2022
Captain Huberht Taylor Hudson, R.D., R.N.R., Retired (17 September, 1886 – 15 June, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve. His unusual first name is the Anglo-Saxon spelling of Hubert.
Life & Career
Hudson joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1913 and took part in Ernest Shackleton's famous Antarctic expedition, during which he earned the nickname "Buddha". Fellow expedition member Thomas Orde-Lees described Hudson thus: "One never quite knows whether he is on the brink of a mental breakdown or bubbling over with suppressed intellectuality".[1]
Hudson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 October, 1915.[2]
Hudson was appointed Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command of the patrol boat PC 70 on 13 April, 1918.[3]
Hudson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 October, 1923.[4]
Hudson was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1927.[5]
World War II
Hudson returned to duty as a convoy Commodore during the Second World War. He was killed in action on 15 June, 1942 while Commodore of Convoy HG-84 when his ship, the British motor merchant Pelayo, was torpedoed and sunk by U-552, commanded by the German U-boat ace Erich Topp.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Basil A. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Lively 22 May, 1917[7] – 31 Jan, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by Harold Holehouse |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 70 13 Apr, 1918[9] – Sep, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cool Antarctica: Huberht Taylor Hudson - Biographical notes
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/141. f. 141.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 861.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/141. f. 141.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/141. f. 141.
- ↑ uboat.net: Pelayo (British Motor merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395e. This date may be later, say 20 August, 1917.
- ↑ Hudson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/141. f. 141.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 860.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 860 and then missing in October edition.
