Hugh Babington
Lieutenant Hugh Babington, D.S.C. (1 September, 1892 – 27 November, 1919) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Charles H. Babington, Esq., the director of a public company passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 January, 1910 and was appointed to the battleship Russell of the Mediterranean Fleet. After precisely one year he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Suffolk on the same station.
Babington was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January, 1912.[1] On 15 June 1912 he was appointed to the battleship Thunderer.
Following his examinations, he was appointed to St. George for service in T.B.Ds. of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla. He served in Colossus from mid October 1913 untkl 18 May 1914 when he was appointed to Dolphin for instruction in submarines.
On 15 June, 1914, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.[2] He was appointed to Arrogant for duty in the submarine C 33 in September 1914 and then to C 17 on 18 October, 1914.
He was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 63 on 2 September, 1918.[3]
Babington died of meningitis while on leave.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John H. Owen |
Captain of H.M.S. C 5 13 Sep, 1916 – 30 Sep, 1917 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 15 30 Sep, 1917 – 22 Mar, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Eric B. Tod |
Captain of H.M.S. E 4 22 Mar, 1918 – Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 63 2 Sep, 1918[4] – 30 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by Herbert C. Found |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 860.
