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Revision as of 16:48, 19 May 2014

Admiral Sir Herbert G. King-Hall, c. 1917.
Photograph: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Herbert Goodenough King-Hall, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., LL.D., R.N. (15 March, 1862 – 20 October, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

For services rendered during the operations in Egypt, King-Hall was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 18 November, 1882.[1]

King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1895.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1900.[3]

He was appointed command of the King Alfred on 22 December, 1903.[4]

King-Hall was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence on 31 March, 1905.[5]

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 28 June, 1907.[6]

Flag Rank

King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1909, vice Tillard.[7]

King-Hall was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station on 28 December, 1912, and assumed command on 22 January, 1913.[8]

Great War

King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 March, 1915, vice Jellicoe.[9]

On 1 January, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[10]

King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Brock, on 25 August, 1918.[11]

Post-War

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 May, 1922.[12]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 21 October, 1936. Issue 47511, col B, p. 16.
  • King-Hall, Admiral Sir Herbert, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., LL.D. (1926). Naval Memories and Traditions. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd..

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George E. Patey 		Rear-Admiral, Second Division, Home Fleet
1911 – 1912 		Succeeded by
Rosslyn E. Wemyss
Rear-Admiral in the Second Battle Squadron
1912
Preceded by
Paul W. Bush 		Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station
1912 – 1915 		Succeeded by
Edward F. B. Charlton

Preceded by
Sir Frederic E. E. Brock 		Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands
1918 – 1919 		Succeeded by
Appointment Abolished

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick L. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred
22 Dec, 1903[13] – ? 		Succeeded by
Godfrey H. B. Mundy
Preceded by
Alfred W. Paget 		Captain of H.M.S. Endymion
19 Apr, 1904[14] – ? 		Succeeded by
William O. Boothby
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
1 Dec, 1904[Citation needed] – ? 		Succeeded by
William O. Story
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable
16 Apr, 1908[15] – ? 		Succeeded by
Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé
Preceded by
Paul W. Bush 		Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
28 Dec, 1912[16] – ? 		Succeeded by
Edward F. B. Charlton


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5173. 17 November, 1882.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  4. ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1905. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4430. 28 June, 1907.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28262. p. 4767. 22 June, 1909.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 7.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29094. p. 2365. 9 March, 1915.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 79. 31 December, 1915.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3625. 9 May, 1922.
  13. ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
  14. ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
  15. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 17 April, 1908. Issue 38623, col E, p. 9.
  16. ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.

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