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==Early Life & Career==
 
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On 15 October, 1896, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 June, 1895.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26787/pages/5724 no. 26787.  p. 5724.]  20 October, 1896.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} dated 31 December, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7855 no. 26924.  p. 7855.]  31 December, 1897.</ref>
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Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} dated 31 December, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
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For his service under Tupper, Smith was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 21 April, 1917.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30029/supplements/3819 (Supplement) no. 30029.  p. 3819.]  18 April, 1893.</ref>
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On 14 September, 1918, he was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Argus|f=t}}.{{NLSep19|p. 731}}
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He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King on 1 March, 1926, vice [[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|Pound]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33144/pages/2109 no. 33144.  p. 2109.]  23 March, 1926.</ref>  he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 9 July, vice [[Charles Talbot Hardy|Hardy]], and placed on the Retired List on 10 July.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33183/pages/4709 no. 33183.  p. 4709.]  16 July, 1926.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 April, 1931.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33706/pages/2332 no. 33706.  p. 2332.]  10 April, 1931.</ref>
  
 
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Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh Smith, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 November, 1875 – 27 September, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

On 15 October, 1896, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 June, 1895.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 31 December, 1897.[2]

Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 31 December, 1909.[3]

For his service under Tupper, Smith was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 21 April, 1917.[4]

On 14 September, 1918, he was appointed in command of the new aircraft carrier Argus.[5]

He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 1 March, 1926, vice Pound.[6] he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 July, vice Hardy, and placed on the Retired List on 10 July.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 April, 1931.[8]

Bibliography

  • "Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 4 November, 1940. Issue 48764, col D, p. 7.
  • Smith, Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh, D.S.O. (1932). A Yellow Admiral Remembers. London: Edward Arnold & Co..
  • Smith, Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh, D.S.O. (1936). An Admiral Never Forgets: Reminiscences of thirty-seven years on the active list of the Royal Navy. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles W. Chipp 		Captain of H.M.S. Conflict
27 May, 1905[9] – 13 Mar, 1906 		Succeeded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Preceded by
Samuel Helen 		Captain of H.M.S. Seagull
10 Nov, 1908[10] – 1 Jan, 1910[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Marcus F. B. Whyte
Preceded by
George Trewby 		Captain of H.M.S. Alsatian
6 Mar, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
Charles William Keighly-Peach
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Argus
14 Sep, 1918[12] – 31 Jul, 1920[13][14] 		Succeeded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley 		Captain in Charge, Portland
29 Mar, 1923[15] – May, 1925[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. Hardy
as Commodore-in-Charge, Portland

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7855. 31 December, 1897.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30029. p. 3819. 18 April, 1893.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 731.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33144. p. 2109. 23 March, 1926.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33183. p. 4709. 16 July, 1926.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33706. p. 2332. 10 April, 1931.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 295.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 373.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400w.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 727.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 727.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 283.

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