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'''Hugh Dundas Hamilton''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''Hugh Dundas Hamilton''' (16 August, 1882 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hamilton was born in Kensington and was raised by his mother, Adelaide.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
  
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Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1904.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
  
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Hamilton was appointed as gunnery officer of {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on 10 April, 1912.  He would remain in her into the final year of the war.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
  
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Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1912.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
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Hamilton served as gunnery officer of {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} during the war.{{CN}}
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Hamilton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caradoc|f=t}} in August, 1924.{{MackieRNW}}
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==The Great War==
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As gunnery officer in {{UK-Bellerophon}}, Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
  
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Hamilton was appointed in command of the {{UK-RoyalOak|f=t}} in March, 1928.{{MackieRNW}}
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He married Marion Edith Cloete on 24 June, 1916.  He was superseded in ''Bellerophon'' on 31 January, 1918.  On 1 March, he was appointed Flag Commander to Admiral [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sturdee]], then serving as Commander-in-Chief at the [[Nore Station|Nore]].<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1920.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
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Hamilton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caradoc|f=t}} in August, 1924.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
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Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 January, 1933 and was placed on the Retired List on 5 January in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Hamilton was reverted to the Retired List on 18 June, 1944.<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603875}} f. 375.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 10:43, 17 May 2015

Hugh Dundas Hamilton (16 August, 1882 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hamilton was born in Kensington and was raised by his mother, Adelaide.[1]

Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1904.[2]

Hamilton was appointed as gunnery officer of battleship Bellerophon on 10 April, 1912. He would remain in her into the final year of the war.[3]

Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1912.[4]

The Great War

As gunnery officer in Bellerophon, Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[5]

He married Marion Edith Cloete on 24 June, 1916. He was superseded in Bellerophon on 31 January, 1918. On 1 March, he was appointed Flag Commander to Admiral Sturdee, then serving as Commander-in-Chief at the Nore.[6]

Post-War

Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1920.[7]

Hamilton was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc in August, 1924.[8]

Hamilton was appointed in command of the battleship Royal Oak in March, 1928.[9]

Hamilton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 January, 1933 and was placed on the Retired List on 5 January in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[10]

World War II

Hamilton was reverted to the Retired List on 18 June, 1944.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
Aug, 1924[12] – 21 Aug, 1926[13] 		Succeeded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak
Mar, 1928[14] 		Succeeded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  2. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  3. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  4. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  5. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  6. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  7. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  8. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  9. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  10. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  11. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Superseded that day. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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