Argentine Hugh Alington

Vice-Admiral Argentine Hugh Alington, Royal Navy, Retired (10 July, 1876 – 25 March, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Who was Who

ALINGTON, Vice-Admiral Argentine Hugh Born 10 July 1876; 2nd s of Admiral Arthur Hildebrand Alington, Swinhope, Binbrook, Lincolnshire; m 1904, Janet Marchant, o d of Howard H. Tooth, CMG, CB; one d ; died 25 March 1945

JP for Soke of Peterborough; retired

EDUCATION Kelly College, Tavistock; HMS Britannia, Dartmouth

CAREER Entered Royal Navy, 1890; 1st sea-going ship, Royal Arthur, as Midshipman; Lieut, 1899; Commander, 1910; Captain, 1916; in action against Zeppelin in N. Sea; Commanded HMS Dragon, present at surrender of German submarines at Harwich, Dragon sent to Hamburg to support Allied Commission; after Armistice Flag Captain to Admiral Hon. Victor Stanley, HMS Resolution, present at scuttling of German Fleet, Scapa Flow; in charge of Naval Personnel, Cambridge University, 1921; Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Adm. Sir Arthur Leveson, HMS Hawkins, China Station, 1922

RECREATION Motoring

CLUB Naval and Military

ADDRESS Bainton House, Stamford, Lincs. Telegraphic Address: and Bainton Stamford 227

Service Record

• The National Archives. ADM 196/44.