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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
<!--Packer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on  
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1915.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>


Packer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1923.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>


Packer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1929.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>


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Packer was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1935.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>
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==World War II==
Packer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in January, 1943.
Packer was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in January, 1943.
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1945.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 September, 1948.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>
Packer was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 15 March, 1952.  He was palced on the Retired List on 18 March, 1953.<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 7 April 2022

Admiral SIR Herbert Annesley Packer, K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Navy (9 October, 1894 – 23 September, 1962) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Packer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1915.[1]

Packer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.[2]

Packer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[3]

Packer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1935.[4]

World War II

Packer was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in January, 1943.

Packer was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1945.[5]

Packer was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 September, 1948.[6]

Packer was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 March, 1952. He was palced on the Retired List on 18 March, 1953.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. Bevan 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Athens
21 Jan, 1937[8] – 6 Jul, 1939[9] 		Succeeded by
George E. M. O'Donnell
Preceded by
H. Geoffrey Norman 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
23 Aug, 1939[10] – 18 Mar, 1940[11][12] 		Succeeded by
Dennis M. Lees
Preceded by
Henry H. Bousfield 		Captain of H.M.S. Manchester
13 Apr, 1940[13] – 4 Jun, 1941[14] 		Succeeded by
Harold Drew
Preceded by
Oliver Bevir 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
15 Jun, 1941 – 1 Apr, 1943[15] 		Succeeded by
Robert D. Oliver
Preceded by
FitzRoy E. P. Hutton 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
1 Apr, 1943 – 11 Oct, 1943 		Succeeded by
The Hon. David Edwardes
Preceded by
Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame Graham 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron
Oct, 1946[16] – 21 Jan, 1948[17] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell
Preceded by
Sir Douglas B. Fisher 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
1948 – 1950 		Succeeded by
The Earl Mountbatten
Preceded by
Edward D. B. McCarthy 		Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
1950 – 1952 		Succeeded by
Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  2. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  3. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  4. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  5. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  6. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  7. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  8. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  9. ↑ Superseded that day. O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  10. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  11. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  14. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  15. ↑ This date not very legible.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  17. ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/171. f. 171.

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