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Revision as of 16:41, 19 May 2014
Admiral SIR Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, K.C.B., C.M.G. (28 October, 1874 — 30 January, 1960) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Haggard was a Lieutenant in 1904.[1]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea.
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blenheim.
Haggard was made Captain on 1 January, 1913,[2] and was appointed in command of Good Hope for manœuvres in 1913.[3]
He was appointed in command of Vulcan on 1 October, 1913.[4]
Great War
Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[5]
He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January, 1918.[6]
Post War
He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.[7]
In 1922, he was serving as Director of Training and Staff Duties, and involved in the decision whether and how to release the controversial Naval Staff Appreciation of Jutland.
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 23 February, 1928, vice Bax.[8]
Haggard was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 12 October, 1932, vice Brand. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 13 October, "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers."[9]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Adm. Sir Vernon Haggard" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Good Hope 1913[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Bentinck J. D. Yelverton |
| Preceded by Henry H. Bruce |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim ? – ? |
Succeeded by Percy Pitts |
| Preceded by Robert W. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 1 Oct, 1913[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert H. T. Raikes |
| Preceded by Alexander Lowndes |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 23 Jul, 1915[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
| Preceded by Herbert N. Garnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer Jan, 1918[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Henry G. Sherbrooke |
| Preceded by Harry W. C. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by David M. Anderson |
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 5 Dec, 1919[14] – ? |
Succeeded by George Trewby |
Footnotes
- ↑ He signed a report on torpedo designs in Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, p. 136., listing his role as "secretary".
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 33.
- ↑ The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396. Year was not printed, but is shown in April, 1914's Navy List.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394o.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396. Year was not printed, but is shown in April, 1914's Navy List.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394o.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
