Hilary Gustavus Andoe

Admiral SIR Hilary Gustavus Andoe, K.C.B., Royal Navy (19 February, 1841 – 11 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the latter half of the 19th Century and first few years of the 20th.

Who was Who

ANDOE, Vice-Admiral Sir Hilary Gustavus KCB 1902 (CB 1884)

Born 19 Feb. 1841; s of William Andoe, of HM Civil Service; m 1880, Beatrice, d of Thomas Bromley; died 11 Feb. 1905

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EDUCATION University Coll. School

CAREER Entered Navy, 1855, as naval cadet; Lieut 1861; Commander, 1872; Captain, 1878; Rear-Admiral, 1894; Vice-Admiral, 1900; was Principal Naval Transport Officer during Boer War, 1881, and also during first Soudan Expedition in the Red Sea; was Flag-Captain to Lord John Hay, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet; then Inspecting Capt. of Boys’ Training Ships; then Capt. of Dockyard Reserve, Chatham; and Admiral-Supt of Chatham Dockyard, 1895–99. Decorated: Baltic; Egyptian Medal and Star, with Soudan clasp; Queen’s Jubilee Medal; Royal Humane Society’s Medal

CLUBS United Service; Royal Western Yacht

ADDRESS 2 Elliot Terrace, The Hoe, Plymouth

Bibliography

• "Admiral Sir H. G. Andoe" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 13 February, 1905. Issue 37629, col B, pg. 4.

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
• The National Archives. ADM 196/14.