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Hamond was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25055/pages/4 no. 25055. p. 4.] 3 January, 1882.</ref> | Hamond was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25055/pages/4 no. 25055. p. 4.] 3 January, 1882.</ref> | ||
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| + | [[William Graham Greene|W. Graham Greene]], a civil servant at the Admiralty, later wrote of Hamond, "'Dick' Hamond was a thorough seaman, bearded, rolling in his gait, devoted to sport, shooting, fishing, & with the outlook of a plain Norfolk county gentleman."<ref>National Maritime Museum. GEE 13.</ref> | ||
Hamond succeeded Captain [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]] in command of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery school at Plymouth, on 34 July, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue '''34289''', col G, pg. 11.</ref> | Hamond succeeded Captain [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]] in command of [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']], gunnery school at Plymouth, on 34 July, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue '''34289''', col G, pg. 11.</ref> | ||
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Hamond was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 25 January, 1902,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27405/pages/844 no. 27405. p. 844.] 11 February, 1902.</ref> and was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27822/pages/5222 no. 27822. p. 5222.] 28 July, 1905.</ref> | Hamond was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 25 January, 1902,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27405/pages/844 no. 27405. p. 844.] 11 February, 1902.</ref> and was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27822/pages/5222 no. 27822. p. 5222.] 28 July, 1905.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Richard Horace Hamond, Royal Navy, Retired (17 January, 1843 – 12 March, 1906) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hamond was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1881.[1]
W. Graham Greene, a civil servant at the Admiralty, later wrote of Hamond, "'Dick' Hamond was a thorough seaman, bearded, rolling in his gait, devoted to sport, shooting, fishing, & with the outlook of a plain Norfolk county gentleman."[2]
Hamond succeeded Captain Archibald L. Douglas in command of H.M.S. Cambridge, gunnery school at Plymouth, on 34 July, 1894.[3]
Flag Rank
Hamond was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 25 January, 1902,[4] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July, 1905.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25055. p. 4. 3 January, 1882.
- ↑ National Maritime Museum. GEE 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, pg. 11.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27405. p. 844. 11 February, 1902.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27822. p. 5222. 28 July, 1905.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
