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| − | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Hubert Ardill''', Royal Navy ( | + | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Hubert Ardill''', Royal Navy (24 June, 1884 – 3 July, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Naval Career== | ==Naval Career== | ||
| − | Ardill was born on | + | Ardill was born on 24 June, 1884 in Lisburn, Ireland, the son of R. Ardill. He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 September, 1899, and passed out on 15 January, 1901, attaining sufficient marks to be promoted soon after to {{MidRN}} on 30 January. |
| − | On | + | On 25 August, 1932 Ardill was made a Grand Officer of the Portuguese Military Order of Aviz after his ship ''Caledon'' had returned the body of King Manoel to Portugal. |
A photograph of Ardill may be found in a photo album in Box Three of the H. H. McWilliam papers in the Liddle Collection of the University of Leeds. | A photograph of Ardill may be found in a photo album in Box Three of the H. H. McWilliam papers in the Liddle Collection of the University of Leeds. | ||
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==Service Record== | ==Service Record== | ||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Gunnery Officers|Ardill]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Gunnery Officers|Ardill]] | ||
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[[Category:Deputy Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)|Ardill]] | [[Category:Deputy Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)|Ardill]] | ||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Captains|Ardill]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Captains|Ardill]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 12 September 2009
Captain Hubert Ardill, Royal Navy (24 June, 1884 – 3 July, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Ardill was born on 24 June, 1884 in Lisburn, Ireland, the son of R. Ardill. He entered the training ship Britannia on 15 September, 1899, and passed out on 15 January, 1901, attaining sufficient marks to be promoted soon after to Midshipman on 30 January.
On 25 August, 1932 Ardill was made a Grand Officer of the Portuguese Military Order of Aviz after his ship Caledon had returned the body of King Manoel to Portugal.
A photograph of Ardill may be found in a photo album in Box Three of the H. H. McWilliam papers in the Liddle Collection of the University of Leeds.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Service Record
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1951 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship) Entrants of September, 1899
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of Chatham Gunnery School
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
- Deputy Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Concord (1916)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dunvegan Castle (1936)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Asturias (1925)
- Royal Navy Captains
