George Cecil Hardy

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Captain (retired) George Cecil Hardy, R.N. (14 June, 1873 – 28 April, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Son of Colonel E. A. Hardy.

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June 1895.

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Commander in December, 1905.

Hardy was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Royal Arthur on 23 June, 1913.[1]

Hardy was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 14 January, 1921.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. Armstrong 		Captain of H.M.S. Hart
15 Jan, 1901[2] 		Succeeded by
John A. Gregory
Preceded by
George H. H. Holden 		Captain of H.M.S. Handy
1 Apr, 1901[3] – c. 18 Dec, 1902[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Harry L. Wells
Preceded by
Edmund R. Pears 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Arthur
23 Jun, 1913[4] 		Succeeded by
Ernest O. Ballantyne
Preceded by
Henry C. D. Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Proserpine
1 Aug, 1914[5] – 25 Aug, 1915[6][7] 		Succeeded by
Ernest E. A. Betts

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 262.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 262.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397j.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397j.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397e.


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