Hugh William Innes-Lillingston

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Commander (retired) Hugh William Innes-Lillingston, (16 August, 1878 – 23 September, 1952) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Lieutenant Innes Lillingston may have resided in Taunton before joining the Navy.

Innes-Lillingston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]

A 1904 collision between T.B. 82 and T.B. 86 aroused the Admiralty's severe displeasure toward the young Lieutenant.

Innes-Lillingston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1909.[2]

In 1908, he underwent treatment for gonorrhea and severe indigestion.[3]

Innes-Lillingston was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 February, 1910.[4]

In 1915, Innes-Lillingston received expressions of appreciation from the Admiralty for unloading a ship at Ascension and for erecting a W/T station there.[5] Curiously, this appointment seemed to occur immediately after, rather than before, the Battle of the Falkland Islands, an operation that might well have benefited from such support.

Innes-Lillingston was promoted to the rank of Commander on 16 August, 1918.[6]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell
Captain of H.M. T.B. 82
14 Jul, 1904[7][8]
Succeeded by
Thomas Mitchell
Preceded by
?
Naval Officer in Charge of W/T Station, Ascension
9 Dec, 1914[9] – 7 Jan, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  2. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  3. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  4. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  5. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  6. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  7. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  8. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  9. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.
  10. Innes-Lillingston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/30. f. 30.