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Revision as of 17:27, 22 May 2018
Vice-Admiral (retired) Harold Hickling, R.N. (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
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]
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 Richard S. Benson |
Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla 30 Jul, 1937[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frank H. Pegram |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 6 Jun, 1940 – 5 Jan, 1941 |
Succeeded by John W. Cuthbert |
| Preceded by John W. Cuthbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow Feb, 1941 – 27 Dec, 1941 |
Succeeded by John W. Cuthbert |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
