Arthur Henniker-Heaton
Captain (retired) Arthur Henniker-Heaton (14 April, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gained six months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]
Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]
From 31 August 1913 to 11 April, 1914, Henniker-Heaton served in Lord Nelson where he did not impress Captain Nugent, who recorded that his junior officer possessed no initiative and lacked executive ability. Henniker-Heaton was placed briefly in Jupiter and then, in mid May, appointed to Albion.
Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 19 October, 1914.[3]
Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[4]
Post-War
On 7 October 1919, Henniker-Heaton was appointed in command of the icebreaker H.M.S. Alexander, the former Russian Alexander Nevsky. She was handed over to White Russian forces very shortly thereafter.
On 12 August, 1920, he was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Seymour.[5]
Henniker-Heaton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922.[6]
Henniker-Heaton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 April, 1928.[7]
World War II
Henniker-Heaton served as a Consular Shipping Adviser in Antwerp in May, 1940 and then was sent to Brightlingsea and placed in command of Nemo. Later, he was Royal Naval Officer, Salcombe and held other offices that are difficult to discern. He reverted to the Retired List on 3 March, 1944.[8]
On 2 May 1956, Henniker-Heaton was admitted to Chatham Hospital with diverticulitis. He was discharged to his home two days later.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 20 18 Sep, 1908[9] |
Succeeded by John O. Barron |
Preceded by William T. Makeig-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 19 Oct, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Adrian St. V. Keyes |
Preceded by The Hon. Cyril A. Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. Lyra Dec, 1915[11] – Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by Astley D. C. Cooper-Key |
Preceded by Hubert H. de Burgh |
Captain of H.M.S. Satyr 21 Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Preceded by Rowland H. Bather |
Captain of H.M.S. Seymour 12 Aug, 1920[13] |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir |
Footnotes
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 361.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/148. f. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.