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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>
 
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>
  
He was appointed command of battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']] on 5 December, 1893.<ref>Hall Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/36.  f. 566.</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>
  
 
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.
 
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.

Revision as of 15:50, 10 October 2012

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.

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25184. p. 31. 2 January, 1883.
  2. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.

Bibliography

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

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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