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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''James Archibald Hodges''' (10 November, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''James Archibald Hodges''', R.D. (10 November, 1880 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Hodges was cautioned twice following collisions in 1917 while in command of the {{UK-1Express|f=t}}.  She had collided with S.S. ''New Abbotshall'' and H.M.T. ''Isaac Watton''[?].  He was finally removed from command of the destroyer in the wake of these misfortunes.  He was evaluated as "is either careless or is extraordinarily unlucky."<ref>Hodges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/237.|}} f. 237.</ref>
  
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Having recently been twice mentioned in despatches, Hodges was demobilised on 19 January 1919 and promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 13 December, 1919.<ref>Hodges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/237.|}} f. 237.</ref>
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He was removed from the Retired List on 26 January, 1948.<ref>Hodges Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/237.|}} f. 237.</ref>
  
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Revision as of 16:53, 14 February 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) James Archibald Hodges, R.D. (10 November, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Hodges was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 13 December, 1911.[1]

Hodges was cautioned twice following collisions in 1917 while in command of the destroyer Express. She had collided with S.S. New Abbotshall and H.M.T. Isaac Watton[?]. He was finally removed from command of the destroyer in the wake of these misfortunes. He was evaluated as "is either careless or is extraordinarily unlucky."[2]

Having recently been twice mentioned in despatches, Hodges was demobilised on 19 January 1919 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 13 December, 1919.[3]

Hodges was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 10 November, 1925.[4]

He was removed from the Retired List on 26 January, 1948.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Allan Earle
Captain of H.M. T.B. 078
30 Sep, 1915[6] – Mar, 1917[7][8]
Succeeded by
Lionel J. Edwards
Preceded by
Frank Pattinson
Captain of H.M.S. Express
Mar, 1917[9] – 10 Nov, 1917[10][11]
Succeeded by
Thomas W. Young

Footnotes

  1. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
  2. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
  3. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
  4. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
  5. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 958.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
  9. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.