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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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Admiral SIR Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, K.C.B., C.M.G. was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Haggard was a Lieutenant 1904.[1]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea. He was appointed in command of Blenheim. He was appointed in command of Good Hope for a brief period in 1913.[2]
He was appointed in command of Vulcan.
Great War
Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[3]
He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January 1918.[4]
Post War
He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.[5]
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".
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ He signed a report on torpedo designs in Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, p. 136., listing his role as "secretary".
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394o.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 724.
Bibliography
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
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