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− | On 31 May, | + | Tothill was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 17 April, 1917, vice [[Cuthbert Edward Hunter|Hunter]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30022/pages/3600 no. 30022. p. 3600.] 17 April, 1917.</ref> On 31 May, he replaced Rear-Admiral [[Lionel Halsey]] as [[Fourth Sea Lord]].<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 126.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== |
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Admiral SIR Hugh Henry Darby Tothill, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (14 March, 1865 – 25 September, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Great War
Tothill was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 April, 1917, vice Hunter.[1] On 31 May, he replaced Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey as Fourth Sea Lord.[2]
Post-War
Tohill was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 March, 1926.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30022. p. 3600. 17 April, 1917.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Hugh Tothill" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1927. Issue 44697, col B, pg. 9.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1927 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1878
- Commanding officers of H.M.S. Nautilus (1879)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Diamond (1904)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Barfleur (1892)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. London (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Conqueror (1911)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Admirals Commanding Reserves (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers