Oswald Tylston Hodgson
Commander Oswald Tylston Hodgson, O.B.E. (1 January, 1880 – 19 February, 1937) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Harpenden, the son of Henry Tylston Hodgson, Esq..
Hodgson left Britannia in mid January 1896 and joined Blake for one year in the Channel Squadron. He then sailed in Anson in the Mediterranean for two years.
Hodgson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1901.
Hodgson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1909.
His successive terms in command of H.M. ships Skipjack, Wear and Seagull spanning from mid-1912 through the end of 1914 dealt with fishery patrol in the North Sea were captured in photos taken by Surgeon Alfred Bernard Clark, who followed Hodgson between these ships during this period as war loomed and broke.
Hodgson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914, having been sent to the hospital ship China two weeks previously. In January 1915 he was diagnosed with glycosuria[?], and was placed in Haslar Hospital but soon sent to receive private treatment. He was declared fit on 18 February, 1915 and took on work for six months as a naval assistant in the Hydrography Department.
In 1919, Hodgson requested permission to retire with the rank of Captain and was told he was not eligible. Asking more time to consider his retirement without promotion, he was recommended for promotion by Admiral Learmonth in June 1920 and took six months time on half pay.
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 January, 1921.
In 1928, he was ordained a clergyman in the Church of England.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert E. Gore-Langton |
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney 29 Feb, 1912 – 1 May, 1912 |
Succeeded by Owen T. H. Phillips |
| Preceded by Charles E. Lloyd Thomas |
Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack 29 Jul, 1912[1] – Nov, 1913 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Preston |
| Preceded by Frederic G. Schurr |
Captain of H.M.S. Wear 9 Aug, 1913[2] – 5 Mar, 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry M. Fothergill |
| Preceded by Harold E. Denison |
Captain of H.M.S. Seagull 5 Mar, 1914[3] – 16 Dec, 1914 |
Succeeded by Harold de G. Lamotte |
| Preceded by Henry G. Sherbrooke |
Senior Naval Officer, Great Yarmouth 28 Jan, 1916 – 30 Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by Vincent P. Freeman as Naval Officer in Command, Yarmouth |
| Preceded by Wilfrid M. Bruce |
Senior Naval Officer, Lowestoft Aug, 1919 – 30 Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by Arthur L. Sanders |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 372.
