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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Harold Hickling''', R.N. (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Harold Hickling''', C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of A. W. Hickling, Esq., a Merchant.
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Hickling was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1914.{{UBAlly|1201}}
 
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Hickling was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1945.{{UBAlly|1201}}
 
Hickling was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1945.{{UBAlly|1201}}
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He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment [[H.M.S. Raleigh (Shore Establishment)|H.M.S. ''Raleigh'']] from September, 1944 to January, 1945.
  
 
Hickling was placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1948 and subsequently promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 2 September, 19248.{{UBAlly|1201}}
 
Hickling was placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1948 and subsequently promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 2 September, 19248.{{UBAlly|1201}}
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 4 March 2023

Vice-Admiral (retired) Harold Hickling, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of A. W. Hickling, Esq., a Merchant.

Hickling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1914.[1]

Hickling served in the light cruiser Glasgow at the Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falklands.[2]

Later in the war, he served in Lowestoft in the Mediterranean, and then as gunnery officer in the battleship Commonwealth.[3]

Hickling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1922.[4]

Hickling was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[5]

Hickling was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1935.[6]

Hickling was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1945.[7]

He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from September, 1944 to January, 1945.

Hickling was placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1948 and subsequently promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 September, 19248.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Fleet Gunnery Officer, Africa Station
c. late 1919[9] – 29 Oct, 1921[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Squadron Gunnery Officer, First Cruiser Squadron
c. Oct, 1924[11] – 3 Jul, 1926[12] 		Succeeded by
Richard S. Benson
Preceded by
Hubert G. D. Acland 		Squadron Gunnery Officer, Fifth Cruiser Squadron
c. late Dec, 1929[13] – 1931[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hubert G. D. Acland 		Fleet Gunnery Officer, China Station
1931[15] – 29 Feb, 1932[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Richard S. Benson 		Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
30 Jul, 1937 – Jul, 1939 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. B. Back
Preceded by
Richard S. Benson 		Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla
30 Jul, 1937[17] – 1 May, 1939 		Succeeded by
Charles S. Daniel
Preceded by
Ralph Kerr 		Captain (D), Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla
1 May, 1939 – 16 Aug, 1939[18] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. B. Back
Preceded by
Frank H. Pegram 		Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
6 Jun, 1940[19] – 5 Jan, 1941[20] 		Succeeded by
John W. Cuthbert
Preceded by
John W. Cuthbert 		Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
Feb, 1941[21] – 27 Dec, 1941[22] 		Succeeded by
John W. Cuthbert

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
  3. ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
  4. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  7. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  8. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  9. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  10. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  11. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  12. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  13. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  14. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  15. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  16. ↑ Hickling Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/195. f. 27.
  17. ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
  18. ↑ Back Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/78. f. ?.
  19. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  20. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  21. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.

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