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Alington was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1927, vice [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Royds]], and was placed on the Retired List on 2 August.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | Alington was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1927, vice [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Royds]], and was placed on the Retired List on 2 August.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | ||
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==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 27 April 2015
Vice-Admiral Argentine Hugh Alington, Royal Navy, Retired (10 July, 1876 – 25 March, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Alington was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[1]
On 6 August, 1918, Alington was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dragon.[2]
On 10 August, 1920, Alington was made captain of Glorious as she was serving as a turret drill ship in Devonport.[3]
In September 1922, Alington assumed command of the cruiser Hawkins.[4]
Alington was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1927, vice Royds, and was placed on the Retired List on 2 August.[5]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Roberts ? |
Succeeded by Herbert N. Garnett |
| Preceded by Joseph C. W. Henley |
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest 11 May, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Stewart M. Walker |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 6 Aug, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Otto H. Hawke-Genn |
| Preceded by Oliver Backhouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution Mar, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by Harold D. Briggs |
| Preceded by Gerald W. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Glorious 10 Aug, 1920[9] |
Succeeded by Rowland H. Bather |
| Preceded by William M. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins Sep, 1922[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 780.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 894.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 780.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
