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| − | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Francis Waugh Hodges''' (7 May, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Francis Waugh Hodges''', R.D. (7 May, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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| − | + | Captain (D) {{UK-DF|8}} requested that Hodges be removed from command of {{UK-TB33}} for lacking initiative and "go" and for being "too phlegmatic". It was noted that he "has not been able to keep discipline in his ship." He was briefly appointed to {{UK-Mersey}} for navigation duties before being lent in command of {{UK-Ure}} by the Commander in Chief on 6 August 1917.<ref>Hodges Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82.|}} f. 95.</ref> | |
| − | + | Several evaluators saw him as undesirable as a commander of torpedo craft, calling him "tactless" and lacking in initiative.<ref>Hodges Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82.|}} f. 95.</ref> | |
| + | Demobilised on 25 April, 1919.<ref>Hodges Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82.|}} f. 95.</ref> | ||
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| + | Hodges was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 July, 1921.<ref>Hodges Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82.|}} f. 95.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 15 December 2021
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Francis Waugh Hodges, R.D. (7 May, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Captain (D) Eighth Destroyer Flotilla requested that Hodges be removed from command of T.B. 33 for lacking initiative and "go" and for being "too phlegmatic". It was noted that he "has not been able to keep discipline in his ship." He was briefly appointed to Mersey for navigation duties before being lent in command of Ure by the Commander in Chief on 6 August 1917.[1]
Several evaluators saw him as undesirable as a commander of torpedo craft, calling him "tactless" and lacking in initiative.[2]
Demobilised on 25 April, 1919.[3]
Hodges was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 July, 1921.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Christopher H. Petrie |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 33 23 Oct, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Ernest H. Large |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82. f. 95.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82. f. 95.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82. f. 95.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401.
