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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Born in Brompton, the son of J. A. Hardy, medical practitioner.
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Born in Brompton, the son of J. A. Hardy, medical practitioner.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1905.
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Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1905.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1913.
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Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1913.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
Hardy was promoted to the rank of Flight Commander on 2 September, 1916.
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Hardy was promoted to the rank of Flight Commander on 2 September, 1916.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
Hardy was promoted to the rank of Squadron Commander in June 1917.
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Hardy was promoted to the rank of Squadron Commander in June 1917.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 April, 1918.
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Hardy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 April, 1918.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
==Post-War==
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Hardy was placed on the Retired List upon the expiration of his foreign service leave on 10 February, 1926 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 1 December, 1929.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
Hardy was placed on the Retired List upon the expiration of his foreign service leave on 10 February, 1926 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 1 December, 1929.
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==World War II==
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Commanded the yacht ''Shemani'' from 21 September 1939 to 9 March, 1940.  He then commanded a fleet tender "C" and ''Carnarvon Castle'' from 30 May, 1940 to 11 APril, 1942, vice De Meric.<ref>Hardy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/288.|}} f. 145.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:09, 22 July 2021

Captain (retired) Henry Noel Marryat Hardy, D.S.O., R.N. (1 December, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Brompton, the son of J. A. Hardy, medical practitioner.[1]

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1905.[2]

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1913.[3]

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Flight Commander on 2 September, 1916.[4]

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Squadron Commander in June 1917.[5]

Hardy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 April, 1918.[6]

Hardy was placed on the Retired List upon the expiration of his foreign service leave on 10 February, 1926 and was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 1 December, 1929.[7]

World War II

Commanded the yacht Shemani from 21 September 1939 to 9 March, 1940. He then commanded a fleet tender "C" and Carnarvon Castle from 30 May, 1940 to 11 APril, 1942, vice De Meric.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur G. Muller
Captain of H.M.S. Racoon
1 Sep, 1915[9] – 10 Nov, 1915[10][11]
Succeeded by
Walter O. H. Lambert
Preceded by
William H. Boys
Captain of H.M.S. Sirius
c. 7 Feb, 1918[Inference] – 24 Apr, 1918[12]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Edmond A. B. Stanley
Captain of H.M.S. Bluebell
29 Dec, 1921[13] – 18 Nov, 1922[14]
Succeeded by
Henry F. Besant

Footnotes

  1. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  2. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  3. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  4. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  5. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  6. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  7. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  8. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 145.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397h.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397h.
  11. Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144. f. 56.
  12. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 129.
  13. Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.com.
  14. Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.com.