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Vice-Admiral Argentine Hugh Alington, Royal Navy, Retired (10 July, 1876 – 25 March, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Alington was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1927.^[1]

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 [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Argentine Hugh Alington''', Royal Navy, Retired (10 July, 1876 &ndash; 25 March, 1945) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
-==Who was Who==
+==Life & Career==
-ALINGTON, Vice-Admiral Argentine Hugh
+Alington was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32384/pages/5486 no. 32384.  p. 5486.]  8 July, 1921.</ref>
-Born 10 July 1876; 2nd s of Admiral Arthur Hildebrand Alington, Swinhope, Binbrook, Lincolnshire; m 1904, Janet Marchant, o d of Howard H. Tooth, CMG, CB; one d ; died 25 March 1945
-JP for Soke of Peterborough; retired
-EDUCATION
-Kelly College, Tavistock; HMS Britannia, Dartmouth
-CAREER
-Entered Royal Navy, 1890; 1st sea-going ship, Royal Arthur, as Midshipman; Lieut, 1899; Commander, 1910; Captain, 1916; in action against Zeppelin in N. Sea; Commanded HMS Dragon, present at surrender of German submarines at Harwich, Dragon sent to Hamburg to support Allied Commission; after Armistice Flag Captain to Admiral Hon. Victor Stanley, HMS Resolution, present at scuttling of German Fleet, Scapa Flow; in charge of Naval Personnel, Cambridge University, 1921; Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Adm. Sir Arthur Leveson, HMS Hawkins, China Station, 1922
-RECREATION
-Motoring
-CLUB
-Naval and Military
-ADDRESS
-Bainton House, Stamford, Lincs. Telegraphic Address: and
-Bainton Stamford 227
 ==Footnotes==