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Revision as of 15:55, 29 April 2015
Admiral SIR Alan Geoffrey Hotham, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (3 October 1876 – 10 July 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Hotham was a first-class cricket player for Hampshire at the turn of the century.
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Æolus on 23 May, 1911.[1]
Hotham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.
In June 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Aurora.[2] He was relieved in this post by Wilmot Stuart Nicholson on 11 November, 1914.[3]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in February 1915,[4] remaining in her through the Battle of Jutland where she supported the Grand Fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[5]
He was made Director of the Trade Division on 1 October, 1917.[6]
Post-War
Hotham was appointed Captain of H.M.S. Chatham on 24 May, 1920.[7]
As a Rear-Admiral, on 15 August, 1924, he was made Director of the Director of Naval Intelligence, holding the post for two years.[8]
See Also
Papers
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles B. Miller |
Captain of H.M.S. Æolus 23 May, 1911[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Aurora Jun, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Wilmot S. Nicholson |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus Feb, 1915[11] |
Succeeded by John M. Casement |
Preceded by Richard Webb |
Director of the Trade Division 1 Oct, 1917[12][13] |
Succeeded by Charles J. C. Little |
Preceded by Theodore J. Hallett |
Captain of H.M.S. Chatham 24 May, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Alister F. Beal |
Preceded by Maurice S. FitzMaurice |
Director of Naval Intelligence 15 Aug, 1924[15] |
Succeeded by William W. Fisher |
Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff ? – 24 Jul, 1935[16] |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 273.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 279.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 273.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393f.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 1816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Taken from his successor. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.