Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard

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 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 May, 1896.

Haggard was appointed in command of the torpedo vessel Vesuvius on 10 September, 1904.

Haggard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1906.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea on 17 October, 1911.

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blenheim on 31 July, 1912.

Haggard was made Captain on 1 January, 1913, and was appointed in command of Good Hope for manœuvres in 1913.

He was appointed in command of Vulcan on 1 October, 1913 and in command of her Seventh Submarine Flotilla. He would remain in her until 23 July, 1915.

Great War

Quitting Vulcan, Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.

He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January, 1918 as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Sir W. Lowther Grant.

Post War

He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.

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.

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."

See Also

• Wikipedia
• Haggard Letter of 26 July, 1922

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 Arthur C. Leveson	Captain of H.M. T.B. 79 24 Jul, 1895 – 22 Aug, 1895	Succeeded by William R. Napier
Preceded by William O. Boothby	Captain of H.M.S. Devastation 31 Dec, 1903 – 9 Sep, 1904	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M. T.B. 108 14 Jul, 1904	Succeeded by Richard M. King
Preceded by Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth	Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius 9 Sep, 1904 – 31 Dec, 1905	Succeeded by William R. Napier
Preceded by Edward F. B. Charlton	Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 17 Oct, 1911 – 31 Jul, 1912	Succeeded by Ernest S. Carey
Preceded by Douglas L. Dent	Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 31 Jul, 1912 – 1 Jul, 1913	Succeeded by Charles P. R. Coode
Preceded by Bentinck J. D. Yelverton	Captain of H.M.S. Good Hope 15 Jul, 1913 – Aug, 1913	Succeeded by Philip Francklin
Preceded by Roger J. B. Keyes	Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin 10 Aug, 1913 – 1 Oct, 1913	Succeeded by Sydney S. Hall
Preceded by Robert W. Johnson	Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan 1 Oct, 1913 – 23 Jul, 1915	Succeeded by William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by ?	Captain (S), Seventh Submarine Flotilla 1 Oct, 1913 – 23 Jul, 1915	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Alexander Lowndes	Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 23 Jul, 1915 – 20 Nov, 1916	Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by Herbert N. Garnett	Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer 7 Jan, 1918 – 7 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Henry G. Sherbrooke
Preceded by David M. Anderson	Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 5 Dec, 1919 – Sep, 1921	Succeeded by Henry R. Crooke
Preceded by Walter M. Ellerton	Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Jan, 1922 – 25 Sep, 1923	Succeeded by Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by William Fisher	Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 2 Apr, 1928 – 21 Apr, 1930	Succeeded by Lionel Preston
Preceded by Cyril T. M. Fuller	Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 21 Apr, 1930 – 11 May, 1932	Succeeded by Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax