Herbert Annesley Packer
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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 appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in January, 1943.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert H. Bevan |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Athens ? – 6 Jul, 1939[1] |
Succeeded by George E. M. O'Donnell |
| Preceded by Frederick R. M. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 23 Jan, 1939 – 18 Mar, 1940 |
Succeeded by Dennis M. Lees |
| Preceded by Henry H. Bousfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Manchester Apr, 1940[2] – May, 1941[3] |
Succeeded by Harold Drew |
| Preceded by Oliver Bevir |
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 15 Jun, 1941 – 1 Apr, 1943[4] |
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 Alban T. B. Curteis |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron Oct, 1946[5] – 21 Jan, 1948[6] |
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
- ↑ Superseded that day. O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ This date not very legible.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Russell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/171. f. 171.
