Geoffrey Henry Hughes-Onslow

Commander (retired) Geoffrey Henry Hughes-Onslow, D.S.C., R.N. (28 November, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hughes-Onslow passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 32nd of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.^[1]

Hughes-Onslow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1916.

Hughes-Onslow was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief in Caledonia (perhaps Caledon?) on 30 August, 1920.

Hughes-Onslow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1924.

Hughes-Onslow was promoted to the rank of Commander on 8 May, 1946.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Oakley 29 Mar, 1917^[2] – 16 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by Donald C. G. Neish
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Gaddesden 23 Feb, 1918^[3] – 1 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Horace A. Neale
Preceded by Harry Janes	Captain of H.M.S. Kendal 1 Apr, 1919^[4] – 10 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Ian MacK. Adie
Preceded by ?	Senior Officer, Twelfth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 1 Apr, 1919 – 10 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Robert G. Duke	Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Caledonia 23 Aug, 1939^[5]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by The Hon. Robert F. Boyle as Rear-Admiral, Stornoway	Senior Officer, Stornoway 17 Apr, 1940 – 6 Sep, 1941	Succeeded by ?

↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 797.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 Apr. 1919, p. 20.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1939). p. 604.