Ernald Gilbert Hoskins Master
Commander (retired) Ernald Gilbert Hoskins Master, D.S.O., R.N. (1 April, 1887 – 21 July, 1929) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Master was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1908.[1]
On 31 May, 1912, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital to be treated for gonorrhea and syphilis. He was declared fit on 1 July, 1912.[2]
Master was appointed in command of the destroyer Sylvia on 9 March, 1914.[3]
Great War
On 15 April, 1916, Master was recommended for appointment to a more modern destroyer than Sylvia. Six days later, this leverage resulted in his being appointed in command of the Acasta Class destroyer Contest.
Master was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1916.[4]
Master commanded the destroyer Contest when she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]
Master was sick for approximately one month, beginning on 8 June, 1918.[6]
On 27 September, 1918, Master was appointed in command of the destroyer Tactician.[7]
Post-War
Master was appointed in command of the destroyer Whitley on 13 October, 1919.[8] He would be awarded the D.S.O. for distinguished services in command of that vessel in 1919, gazetted 8 March, 1920. On 17 February, 1920, however, he grounded Whitley and a Court of Enquiry faulted him for a general lack of care in navigation preceding the incident. Nonetheless, Commodore Tweedie recommended him for promotion in December 1919 and also in June, 1920.[9]
On 15 December, 1921 he was appointed from Whitley to take command of the destroyer Turbulent and of a group of destroyers in reserve. On 15 March, 1922, he was superseded in command of Turbulent, but retained command of some reserve destroyers. Such caretaking work, interspersed with unpaid time, would keep him busy until 2 July, 1928.[10]
Following a half year's appointment in Impregnable, Master was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 24 May, 1929.[11]
Master died very soon thereafter, in a motor accident on 21 July, 1929.[12]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Arthur G. Jameson |
Captain of H.M.S. C 2 11 Jan, 1911[13] |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Shove |
Preceded by William R. D. Crowther |
Captain of H.M.S. B 1 1 Dec, 1911[14] – 1912 |
Succeeded by Richard H. B. Everard |
Preceded by Charles E. H. White |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia 9 Mar, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by Peter Shaw |
Preceded by Kerrison Kiddle |
Captain of H.M.S. Contest before 30 May, 1916[16] |
Succeeded by Harold O. Joyce |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Nonpareil Jun, 1916[17] – late Sep, 1918[18][19] |
Succeeded by Samuel B. Graves |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Tactician 27 Sep, 1918[20] |
Succeeded by James Figgins |
Preceded by Jack E. A. Mocatta |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitley 13 Oct, 1919[21] |
Succeeded by Herbert M. Hughes |
Footnotes
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383a.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a'.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ Master Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/316. f. ?.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.