Difference between revisions of "Henry Jack Egerton"
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search (add RN/RNR/RNVR categories) |
(Update appts) |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[East Indies Station|Fleet Navigation Officer, East Indies]]'''<br>28 Feb, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 235}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[East Indies Station|Fleet Navigation Officer, East Indies]]'''<br>28 Feb, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 235}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald George Bowes-Lyon|Ronald G. Bowes Lyon]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Alexander Gordon Hutchison|Colin A. G. Hutchison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1933 – Feb, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Alexander Gordon Hutchison|Colin A. G. Hutchison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>25 Jan, 1933 – Feb, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>Jul, 1933{{NavAppts|Thursday, Jul 06, 1933; pg. 20; Issue 46489}} – 17 Jul, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Delamain Morris|Frank D. Morris]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Albert John Robertson|Albert J. Robertson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>Jul, 1933{{NavAppts|Thursday, Jul 06, 1933; pg. 20; Issue 46489}} – 17 Jul, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Delamain Morris|Frank D. Morris]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 28 July 2022
Vice-Admiral Henry Jack Egerton, C.B., R.N., Retired (29 March, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 May, 1914.
Post-War
Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 May, 1922.
Egerton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.
Egerton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1934.
World War II
Egerton was appointed in command of the light cruiser Bonaventure from 29 March, 1940 until she was torpedoed and lost on 31 March, 1941.
Egerton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.
Egerton was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 January, 1948.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Fleet Navigation Officer, East Indies 28 Feb, 1930[1] |
Succeeded by Ronald G. Bowes Lyon |
| Preceded by Colin A. G. Hutchison |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 25 Jan, 1933 – Feb, 1933 |
Succeeded by Albert J. Robertson |
| Preceded by Albert J. Robertson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive Jul, 1933[2] – 17 Jul, 1933 |
Succeeded by Frank D. Morris |
| Preceded by James Figgins |
Captain of H.M.S. Bridgewater 16 Oct, 1936 – Feb, 1938[3] |
Succeeded by Quintin D. Graham |
| Preceded by Pelham A. Maitland |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch 28 Sep, 1938 – late 1938 |
Succeeded by Oswald W. Cornwallis |
| Preceded by Charles H. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise 23 Aug, 1939 – 29 Mar, 1940 |
Succeeded by John C. Annesley |
| Preceded by Richard V. Symonds-Tayler |
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick 16 Apr, 1943 – 8 Jan, 1944 |
Succeeded by Norman V. Grace |
| Preceded by Sir John A. V. Morse |
Captain in Charge, Singapore Apr, 1946[4] – Dec, 1947[5] |
Succeeded by Clifford Caslon |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 06, 1933; pg. 20; Issue 46489.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
