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Tothill was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  On 19 March, 1906, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Barfleur}}, and as Flag Captain.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 March, 1906.  Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>
Tothill was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  On 19 March, 1906, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Barfleur}}, and as Flag Captain.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 March, 1906.  Issue '''37963''', col A, p. 10.</ref>


He served as captain of {{UK-Illustrious}} from October 1907 through June of the following year.{{MackieRNW}}
He served as captain of {{UK-Illustrious}} on 1 October, 1907.<ref name=sr296>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 296.</ref>


He was appointed as captain of {{UK-Minotaur}} on 3 December, 1909.<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>  It was to prove a short-lived posting as in January 1910, he was made Captain of {{UK-Lancaster}}.{{MackieRNW}}
He was appointed as captain of {{UK-Minotaur}} on 3 December, 1909.<ref name=sr296/>  It was to prove a short-lived posting as on 1 January 1910, he was made Captain of {{UK-Lancaster}}.<ref name=sr296/>


==Great War==
==Great War==

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Admiral Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill, 1918.
Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1774).

Admiral SIR Hugh Henry Darby Tothill, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (14 March, 1865 – 25 September, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hugh Henry Darby Tothill was born at Clifton, Bristol on 14 March, 1865, the son of Mr. Francis Tothill, barrister and magistrate.

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1888.[1]

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[2]

Captain

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3] On 19 March, 1906, he was appointed in command of Barfleur, and as Flag Captain.[4]

He served as captain of Illustrious on 1 October, 1907.[5]

He was appointed as captain of Minotaur on 3 December, 1909.[5] It was to prove a short-lived posting as on 1 January 1910, he was made Captain of Lancaster.[5]

Great War

Tothill was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship Conqueror on 22 December, 1914.[6] He commanded her at the Battle of Jutland.

On 15 September Tothill was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[7]

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 April, 1917, vice Hunter.[8] On 31 May, he replaced Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey as Fourth Sea Lord.[9] In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1918, Tothill was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.).[10]

Post-War

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 June, 1921.[11]

On the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales to India, on 23 June, 1922, Tothill was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) dated 22 November, 1921.[12]

On the occasion of the King's birthday Tothill was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 2 June, 1923.[13]

Tothill was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 March, 1926.[14] He placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 October, 1926.[15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1906. Issue 37963, col A, p. 10.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398c.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30022. p. 3600. 17 April, 1917.
  9. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6530. 3 June, 1918.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5486. 8 July, 1921.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32722. p. 4715. 23 June, 1922.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32830. p. 3944. 2 June, 1923.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Hugh Tothill" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1927. Issue 44697, col B, p. 9.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lionel Halsey 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport
1917 – 1919 		Succeeded by
Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield

Preceded by
Sir Ernest F. A. Gaunt 		Commander-in-Chief
on the East Indies Station
1919 – 1921 		Succeeded by
Lewis Clinton-Baker

Preceded by
Sir Morgan Singer 		Admiral Commanding Reserves
1923 – 1925 		Succeeded by
Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker

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