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'''William Spencer Hargreaves''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''William Spencer Hargreaves''', R.N. (16 November, 1883 – 16 August, 1945) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Born in Bolton.<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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In 1903 while serving in the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}, Captain [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|Jerram]] noted that Hargreaves had a "very bad temper".<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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Hargreaves was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1906.  This was later adjusted to 30 September, 1906.<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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Hargreaves was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1914.  At the outset of the swar, he was appointed to {{UK-LordNelson}}, leaving her on 23 December, 1914.  On 31 March 1915, he was appointed to the {{UK-Arlanza|f=t}} as first and gunnery officer.  He was superseded in July, and was hospitalised with stomach ailments.<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
 
On 19 February 1916 he was appointed to some shore work that is hard to decipher.  In the middle of the year, he battled appendicitis.  From 27 October 1916 he was assigned to Scarborough W/T Station.  On 1 March 1917 he was moved to Pembroke W/T Station, where he remained for the rest of the war.
 
Hargreaves was placed on the Retired List at his own requet at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 November, 1923.<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
 
==World War II==
He was involved in the Coast Guard's Coast Watching Organisation from 1938 and saw no naval service in the war.<ref>Hargreaves Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/169.|}} f. ?.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Spencer+Hargreaves Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 21 April 2022

Commander (retired) William Spencer Hargreaves, R.N. (16 November, 1883 – 16 August, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Bolton.[1]

In 1903 while serving in the battleship Albion, Captain Jerram noted that Hargreaves had a "very bad temper".[2]

Hargreaves was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906. This was later adjusted to 30 September, 1906.[3]

Hargreaves was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1914. At the outset of the swar, he was appointed to Lord Nelson, leaving her on 23 December, 1914. On 31 March 1915, he was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Arlanza as first and gunnery officer. He was superseded in July, and was hospitalised with stomach ailments.[4]

On 19 February 1916 he was appointed to some shore work that is hard to decipher. In the middle of the year, he battled appendicitis. From 27 October 1916 he was assigned to Scarborough W/T Station. On 1 March 1917 he was moved to Pembroke W/T Station, where he remained for the rest of the war.

Hargreaves was placed on the Retired List at his own requet at the rank of Commander on 16 November, 1923.[5]

World War II

He was involved in the Coast Guard's Coast Watching Organisation from 1938 and saw no naval service in the war.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert A. Wilson 		Captain of H.M.S. Thorn
Aug, 1910[7] – 9 Dec, 1910[8] 		Succeeded by
Francis E. H. G. Hobart
Preceded by
Frederick C. Corbyn 		Captain of H.M.S. Cynthia
9 Dec, 1910[9][10] – 10 Oct, 1911[11] 		Succeeded by
Frank G. Terry
Preceded by
Wilfrid W. Hunt 		Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful
31 Oct, 1911[12] – 7 Feb, 1912[13] 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Buchanan

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  2. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  3. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  4. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  7. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  8. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 03, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39446.
  10. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Hargreaves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/169. f. ?.

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