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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''William Henry Hall''', Royal Navy ([[20 April]], [[1842]] – [[10 March]], [[1895]]) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''William Henry Hall''', Royal Navy (20 April, 1842 – 10 March, 1895) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
He was on his way to take up the appointment of [[Captain-Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard]] when he took ill on the train.  He was taken home where he died on Sunday, [[10 March]], [[1895]].
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==Life & Career==
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Hall was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 31 December, 1882.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25184/pages/31 no. 25184.  p. 31.]  2 January, 1883.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Resolution|f=t}} on 5 December, 1893.<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36}}.  f. 566.</ref>
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He was on his way to take up the appointment of [[Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard]] when he took ill on the train.  He was taken home where he died on Sunday, 10 March, 1895.
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==Bibliography==
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*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 March, 1895.  Issue '''34523''', col F, p. 10.
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903047&queryType=1&resultcount=30 ADM 196/14]
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894057&queryType=1&resultcount=30 ADM 196/36]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/14.|D7587577}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Appointment'''|'''[[Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Intelligence]]'''<br>1 Feb, 1887<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|Cyprian A. G. Bridge]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Adolphus Frederic St. Clair|Adolphus F. St. Clair]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Severn (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Severn'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1889<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref> &ndash; 22 Nov, 1891<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Reginald F. H. Henderson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 5 February, 1892.  Issue '''33553''', col E, p. 4.</ref> &ndash; 1 Nov, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Langdale Ottley|Charles L. Ottley]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blenheim (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blenheim'']]'''<br>11 Jul, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 246/566.</ref> &ndash; 22 Aug, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Pöe]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Resolution'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1893<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 246/566.</ref> &ndash; 1 Feb, 1895<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 246/566.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]]'''}}
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==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 20:47, 3 January 2018

Captain William Henry Hall, Royal Navy (20 April, 1842 – 10 March, 1895) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hall was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 31 December, 1882.[1]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Resolution on 5 December, 1893.[2]

He was on his way to take up the appointment of Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard when he took ill on the train. He was taken home where he died on Sunday, 10 March, 1895.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 March, 1895. Issue 34523, col F, p. 10.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Appointment
Director of Naval Intelligence
1 Feb, 1887[3]
Succeeded by
Cyprian A. G. Bridge
Preceded by
Adolphus F. St. Clair
Captain of H.M.S. Severn
1 Jan, 1889[4] – 22 Nov, 1891[5]
Succeeded by
Reginald F. H. Henderson
Preceded by
Arthur K. Wilson
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon
9 Feb, 1892[6] – 1 Nov, 1893[7]
Succeeded by
Charles L. Ottley
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim
11 Jul, 1893[8] – 22 Aug, 1893[9]
Succeeded by
Edmund S. Pöe
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
5 Dec, 1893[10] – 1 Feb, 1895[11]
Succeeded by
Andrew K. Bickford

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
  2. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
  3. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
  4. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  5. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1892. Issue 33553, col E, p. 4.
  7. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  8. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  9. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  10. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
  11. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.