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Admiral SIR Herbert Goodenough King-Hall, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., LL.D., Royal Navy (15 March, 1862 – 20 October, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
For services rendered during the operations in Egypt, King-Hall was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 18 November, 1882.[1]
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1895.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1900.[3]
King-Hall was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence on 31 March, 1905.[4]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 28 June, 1907.[5]
Flag Rank
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1909, vice Tillard.[6]
King-Hall was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station on 28 December, 1912, and assumed command on 22 January, 1913.[7]
Great War
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 March, 1915, vice Jellicoe.[8]
On 1 January, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[9]
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Brock, on 25 August, 1918.[10]
Post-War
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 May, 1922.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5173. 17 November, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 March, 1905. Issue 37963, col A, pg. 10.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4430. 28 June, 1907.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28262. p. 4767. 22 June, 1909.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (December, 1914). p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29094. p. 2365. 9 March, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 79. 31 December, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3625. 9 May, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 21 October, 1936. Issue 47511, col B, pg. 16.
- King-Hall, Admiral Sir Herbert (1920). Naval Memories and Traditions. London: Hutchinson & Co..
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Paul W. Bush |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station 1912 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Edward F. B. Charlton |
- 1862 births
- 1936 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1875
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Captains of H.M.S. Hearty (1885)
- Captains of H.M.S. Endymion (1891)
- Captains of H.M.S. Cumberland (1902)
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. Indomitable (1907)
- Directors of Naval Mobilisation (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station
- Admirals Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
