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− | {{CaptRN}} '''Charles Ford Hammill''', (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Charles Ford Hammill''', C.I.E. (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | < | + | His father was a Captain in the R.N., but he listed his mother as his guardian upon entering the Training Establishment in May 1904.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref> |
− | Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | |
− | Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1913. Hammill served in the {{UK-Colossus|f=t}} from 5 February, 1913, fighting in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 19 September 1917, he was appointed to her for gunnery duties on the Rear-Admiral's staff.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref> |
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− | + | Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1921.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref> | |
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+ | Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 192[?].<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref> | ||
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+ | Hammill was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 January, 1943.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Ford+Hammill Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Ford+Hammill Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 12:47, 22 June 2021
Captain Charles Ford Hammill, C.I.E. (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
His father was a Captain in the R.N., but he listed his mother as his guardian upon entering the Training Establishment in May 1904.[1]
Hammill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1913. Hammill served in the battleship Colossus from 5 February, 1913, fighting in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 19 September 1917, he was appointed to her for gunnery duties on the Rear-Admiral's staff.[2]
Hammill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1921.[3]
Hammill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 192[?].[4]
Hammill was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 12 January, 1943.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh A. C. Dick |
Captain of H.M.S. Cornflower 1 Sep, 1931[6] |
Succeeded by Eric W. Bush |
Preceded by John U. P. Fitzgerald |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris 8 Oct, 1934 |
Succeeded by Cedric S. Holland |
Preceded by Charles O. Alexander |
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall 9 Jan, 1939 – 20 Nov, 1940 |
Succeeded by Percival C. W. Manwaring |
Preceded by Cosmo M. Graham |
Senior Officer, Persian Gulf Feb, 1942[7] – Jan, 1944[8] |
Succeeded by John M. Howson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.