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Revision as of 15:53, 23 July 2020
Vice-Admiral SIR Cecil Charles Hughes-Hallett, K.C.B., C.B.E. (6 April, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a Colonel in the Indian Army.
During the Great War, Hughes-Hallett served in the battleship St. Vincent and the destroyer Hardy, both operating with the Grand Fleet.[1] Hughes-Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1918.
As the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year and who also achieved a first-class certificate in seamanship, Hughes-Hallett was awarded the Goodenough Medal for 1919.
In 1921, Hughes-Hallett was awarded the Commander Egerton Prize for passing the best examination in practical Gunnery when qualifying for Gunnery Lieutenant.[2]
Hughes-Hallett also received the Ronald Megaw Memorial Prize.
Hughes-Hallett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1926.
Hughes-Hallett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1932.
World War II
Hughes-Hallett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.
Hughes-Hallett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1949 and to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 April, 1952.
He retired in 1955.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by David J. R. Simson |
Captain of H.M.S. Valorous 6 Jan, 1934[3] – 1936 |
Succeeded by Donald K. Bain |
| Preceded by Edward A. Aylmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 10 Aug, 1940 – 20 Feb, 1942 |
Succeeded by Stuart H. Paton |
Footnotes
