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Latest revision as of 18:47, 4 February 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Arthur Hope Hignett, R.D. (18 June, 1874 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Hignett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 19 January, 1912.[1]

In 1916, he was cautioned to exercise more care in the navigation of his vessel. He was appointed in command of the destroyer Bat on 6 April, 1916 and was again cautioned in 1917 when she collided with a barge.[2]

Relieved in command of Bat due to poor health, Hignett served as Port Convoy Officer in Devonport from 17 August 1917.[3]

Demobilised on 1 November, 1919, Hignett was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 19 January, 1920.[4]

Hignett was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 19 January, 1922.[5]

Hignett was removed from the Retired List on 29 November, 1954.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick E. C. Hurst 		Captain of H.M.S. Wizard
13 Apr, 1915[6] – 6 Apr, 1916[7] 		Succeeded by
William A. Thompson
Preceded by
George A. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Bat
6 Apr, 1916[8][9] – 31 Jul, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Brown

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  2. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  3. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  4. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  5. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399j.
  7. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  8. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391q.
  10. ↑ Hignett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/185. f. 186.

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