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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Ford Hammill''', (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Ford Hammill''', C.I.E. (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1913.  Hammill served in the {{UK-Colossus|f=t}} from 5 February, 1913, fighting in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  On 19 September 1917, he was appointed to her for gunnery duties on the Rear-Admiral's staff.<ref>Hammill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref>
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Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1921.<ref>Hammill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref>
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Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 192[?].<ref>Hammill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref>
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Hammill was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 12 January, 1943.<ref>Hammill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/120.|}} f. 119.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 12 June 2022

Captain Charles Ford Hammill, C.I.E. (27 November, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His father was a Captain in the R.N., but he listed his mother as his guardian upon entering the Training Establishment in May 1904.[1]

Hammill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1913. Hammill served in the battleship Colossus from 5 February, 1913, fighting in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 19 September 1917, he was appointed to her for gunnery duties on the Rear-Admiral's staff.[2]

Hammill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1921.[3]

Hammill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 192[?].[4]

Hammill was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 12 January, 1943.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh A. C. Dick 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornflower
1 Sep, 1931[6][7] – Sep, 1933[8] 		Succeeded by
Eric W. Bush
Preceded by
John U. P. Fitzgerald 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris
8 Oct, 1934[9][10] – 17 Jan, 1938[11] 		Succeeded by
Cedric S. Holland
Preceded by
Charles O. Alexander 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
9 Jan, 1939[12] – 20 Nov, 1940 		Succeeded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring
Preceded by
Cosmo M. Graham 		Senior Officer, Persian Gulf
9 Feb, 1942[13] – 1 Jan, 1944[14] 		Succeeded by
John M. Howson
Preceded by
Benjamin C. S. Martin 		Principal Naval Transport Officer, South and East Africa
1 Apr, 1944[15] – 1 Apr, 1946[16] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  2. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  3. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  4. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  5. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  6. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
  8. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  9. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  10. ↑ "Naval Attache in Paris." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1934, p. 14.
  11. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  14. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  15. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.
  16. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/120. f. 119.

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