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Hotham was a first-class cricket player for Hampshire at the turn of the century. | Hotham was a first-class cricket player for Hampshire at the turn of the century. | ||
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| + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aeolus|f=t}} on 23 May, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 273}} | ||
Hotham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | Hotham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in February 1915,{{MackieRNW}} remaining in her through the [[Battle of Jutland]] where she supported the [[Grand Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in February 1915,{{MackieRNW}} remaining in her through the [[Battle of Jutland]] where she supported the [[Grand Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}} | ||
| − | He was made Director the [[Trade Division (Royal Navy)|Trade Division]] on 1 October, 1917.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 122.</ref> | + | He was made Director of the [[Trade Division (Royal Navy)|Trade Division]] on 1 October, 1917.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 122.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 13 April 2014
Admiral SIR Alan Geoffrey Hotham, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (3 October 1876 – 10 July 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
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Early Life & Career
Hotham was a first-class cricket player for Hampshire at the turn of the century.
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Æolus on 23 May, 1911.[1]
Hotham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.
In June 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Aurora.[2] He was relieved in this post by Wilmot Stuart Nicholson on 11 November, 1914.[3]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in February 1915,[4] remaining in her through the Battle of Jutland where she supported the Grand Fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[5]
He was made Director of the Trade Division on 1 October, 1917.[6]
Post-War
Hotham was appointed Captain of H.M.S. Chatham on 24 May, 1920.[7]
As a Rear-Admiral, on 15 August, 1924, he was made Director of the Director of Naval Intelligence, holding the post for two years.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 273.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 279.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
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