John Arthur Lambert Hay

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Commander (retired) John Arthur Lambert Hay, (28 August, 1877 – 1 May, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Admiral of the Fleet Lord John Hay was born in 1877. He entered the July 1891 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia after placing first among fifty-nine successful candidates in competitive examinations.[1]

Hay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1898.[2]

Hay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in April, 1906. In 1909, was appointed to the Research Department at Woolwich as Assistant Proof and Experimental Officer.[3]

Hay was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander in September, 1917.[4]

After some time as Assistant Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance and Ballistic Officer[?], Hay was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander in April, 1922.[5]

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip J. Stopford
Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon
16 Jul, 1901[6] – 1901
Succeeded by
Hugh P. Buckle

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships In The Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 02, 1891; pg. 8; Issue 33366.
  2. Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/346. f. 350.
  3. Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/346. f. 350.
  4. Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/346. f. 350.
  5. Hay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/346. f. 350.
  6. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.