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'''Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers''', D.S.O. (1 April, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1903.<ref>Hammond-Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/200.|D7603707}} f. 201.</ref>


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Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1911.<ref>Hammond-Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/200.|D7603707}} f. 201.</ref>


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Hammond-Chambers retired at his own request on 1 April, 1912.<ref>Hammond-Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/200.|D7603707}} f. 201.</ref>


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Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the {{UK-Myrmidon|f=t}} on 9 October, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 359}}
Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the {{UK-Myrmidon|f=t}} on 9 October, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 359}}
Mentioned in despatches for services in raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend on 22-23 April, 1918.  He would receive a D.S.O. for this on 22 February, 1919.<ref>Hammond-Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/200.|D7603707}} f. 201.</ref>


On 28 May, 1918, Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the {{UK-Botha|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 744}}
On 28 May, 1918, Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the {{UK-Botha|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 744}}
Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 April, 1919, antedated to 11 November, 1918.<ref>Hammond-Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/200.|D7603707}} f. 201.</ref>
==World War II==
Hammond-Chambers received three weeks of anti-submarine warfare training in mid-1939.  On 26 September, he was placed in command of ''Cayton Wyke'' and of a group of anti-submarine trawlers.  Sometime after February, 1940, he was made Maintenance Commander, Kirkwall Base.
On 8 December, 1944, he dislocated his right elbow on the Isle of Man.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 16:38, 14 February 2017

Commander (retired) Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers, D.S.O. (1 April, 1882 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1903.[1]

Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1911.[2]

Hammond-Chambers retired at his own request on 1 April, 1912.[3]

Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the destroyer Myrmidon on 9 October, 1914.[4]

Mentioned in despatches for services in raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend on 22-23 April, 1918. He would receive a D.S.O. for this on 22 February, 1919.[5]

On 28 May, 1918, Hammond-Chambers was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Botha.[6]

Hammond-Chambers was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 April, 1919, antedated to 11 November, 1918.[7]

World War II

Hammond-Chambers received three weeks of anti-submarine warfare training in mid-1939. On 26 September, he was placed in command of Cayton Wyke and of a group of anti-submarine trawlers. Sometime after February, 1940, he was made Maintenance Commander, Kirkwall Base.

On 8 December, 1944, he dislocated his right elbow on the Isle of Man.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Wilfred A. Thompson 		Captain of H.M.S. Hasty
19 Apr, 1909[8] – 4 Jan, 1910[9][10] 		Succeeded by
Cecil M. Queripel
Preceded by
James V. Creagh 		Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon
9 Oct, 1914[11] – 20 Apr, 1915[12][13] 		Succeeded by
George N. Gilbertson
Preceded by
Montague R. Bernard 		Captain of H.M.S. Tartar
20 Apr, 1915[14] 		Succeeded by
Guy K. Twiss
Preceded by
Ernest W. Kirkby 		Captain of H.M.S. Manly
Apr, 1917[15] – 26 Dec, 1917 		Succeeded by
Francis T. Hare
Preceded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede 		Captain of H.M.S. Botha
28 May, 1918[16] – 20 Mar, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Leveson G. B. A. Campbell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
  2. ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
  3. ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 359.
  5. ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
  7. ↑ Hammond-Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/200. f. 201.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 324.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 324.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 324.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396c.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396c.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398o.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395m.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 744.


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