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Haggard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1906.<ref>Haggard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}}  f. 38.</ref>
 
Haggard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1906.<ref>Haggard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}}  f. 38.</ref>
  
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He was appointed in command of  the {{UK-Boadicea|f=t}} on 17 October, 1911.
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He was appointed in command of  the {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}} on 17 October, 1911.
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Blenheim|f=t}} on 31 July, 1912.
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Blenheim|f=t}} on 31 July, 1912.
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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''.
 
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''.
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 23 February, 1928, vice [[Robert Nesham Bax|Bax]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33362/pages/1493 no. 33362.  p. 1493.]  2 March, 1928.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 23 February, 1928, vice [[Robert Nesham Bax|Bax]].{{Gaz|33362|1493|2 March, 1928}}
  
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Haggard was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 12 October, 1932, vice [[Hubert George Brand|Brand]].  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 13 October, "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers."<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33875/pages/6626 no. 33875.  p. 6626.]  21 October, 1932.</ref>
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Haggard was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 12 October, 1932, vice [[Hubert George Brand|Brand]].  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 13 October, "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers."{{Gaz|33875|6626|21 October, 1932}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:09, 6 April 2022

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.[1]

Haggard was appointed in command of the torpedo vessel Vesuvius on 10 September, 1904.[2]

Haggard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1906.[3]

He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser 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,[4] and was appointed in command of Good Hope for manœuvres in 1913.[5]

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.[6]

Great War

Quitting Vulcan, Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[7]

He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January, 1918 as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Sir W. Lowther Grant.[8]

Post War

He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.[9]

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.[10]

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."[11]

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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cole C. Fowler 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 79
24 Jul, 1895[12][13] – 22 Aug, 1895[14] 		Succeeded by
Frank Larken
Preceded by
William O. Boothby 		Captain of H.M.S. Devastation
31 Dec, 1903[15] – 9 Sep, 1904[16] 		Succeeded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall
Preceded by
Philip H. Trimmer 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 108
14 Jul, 1904[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Sydney S. Hall 		Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius
9 Sep, 1904[19] – 31 Dec, 1905[20] 		Succeeded by
William R. Napier
Preceded by
William F. Benwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
17 Oct, 1911[21] – 31 Jul, 1912[22] 		Succeeded by
Ernest S. Carey
Preceded by
Ernest S. Carey 		Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim
31 Jul, 1912[23] – 1 Jul, 1913[24] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. R. Coode
Preceded by
Bentinck J. D. Yelverton 		Captain of H.M.S. Good Hope
15 Jul, 1913[25] – Aug, 1913[26] 		Succeeded by
Philip Francklin
Preceded by
Alexander R. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
10 Aug, 1913[27] – 1 Oct, 1913[28] 		Succeeded by
Algernon H. C. Candy
Preceded by
Robert W. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan
1 Oct, 1913[29] – 23 Jul, 1915[30] 		Succeeded by
William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by
? 		Captain (S), Seventh Submarine Flotilla
1 Oct, 1913[31] – 23 Jul, 1915[32] 		Succeeded by
Edward H. Longsdon
Preceded by
Alexander Lowndes 		Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
23 Jul, 1915[33][34] – 20 Nov, 1916[35] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by
Herbert N. Garnett 		Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
7 Jan, 1918[36] – 7 Aug, 1918[37] 		Succeeded by
Henry G. Sherbrooke
Preceded by
David M. Anderson 		Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
5 Dec, 1919[38] – Sep, 1921[39] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Crooke
Preceded by
Walter M. Ellerton 		Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jan, 1922[40] – 25 Sep, 1923[41] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Wilmot S. Nicholson 		Chief of the Submarine Service
1 Sep, 1925 – 1 Sep, 1927 		Succeeded by
Henry E. Grace
as Rear-Admiral (S)
Preceded by
William Fisher 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
2 Apr, 1928[42] – 21 Apr, 1930[43] 		Succeeded by
Lionel Preston
Preceded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller 		Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station
21 Apr, 1930[44] – 11 May, 1932[45] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
  2. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 392.
  3. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 33.
  5. ↑ The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
  6. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394o.
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  39. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 238.
  40. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
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