Theodore John Hallett
Vice-Admiral Theodore John Hallett, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (10 January, 1878 – 1 June, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
On 29 April, 1898, Hallett was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 15 July, 1897.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 31 December, 1899.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 30 June, 1912.[3] He was appointed Commander (Executive Officer) of the battleship Cornwallis in the Fourth Battle Squadron on 13 August.[4]
On 10 March, 1914, he was appointed Commander of the light cruiser Neptune under Captain Allen T. Hunt.[5]
Great War
In March, 1916, he followed Hunt to the new battleship Royal Sovereign as Commander.[6]
On 1 June, 1917, he was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Blonde,[7] and on 30 June was promoted to the rank of Captain.[8]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Chatham on 1 January, 1918, as Flag Captain to Hunt, now Rear-Admiral Commanding the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.[9]
Post War
On 9 March, 1919, Hallett was appointed to the light cruiser Southampton as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Hunt, now Commander-in-Chief, South America.[10]
On 16 September he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.):
For valuable services in command of H.M. ships, and as Flag Captain to the Rear-Admiral Commanding, 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron.[11]
He commanded the battlecruiser Repulse in the Battle Cruiser Squadron, commanded by his brother-in-law Rear-Admiral Frederic C. Dreyer.[12]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 April, 1928, vice Pilcher.[13]
Hallett was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1931.[14]
He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 2 January, 1933, vice Reinold, and was placed on the Retired List on 3 January.[15]
Second World War
For his actions at the evacuation of Dunkirk Hallett received a Mention in Despatches on 16 August, 1940.[16]
He was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.[17]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26963. p. 2747. 3 May, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1913). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1914). p. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397t.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 391u.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 167a.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 865.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31553. p. 11576. 16 September, 1919.
- ↑ Dreyer. p. 287.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33675. p. 3. 1 January, 1931.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33900. p. 127. 6 January, 1933.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34925. p. 5068. 16 August, 1940.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36544. p. 2571. 8 June, 1944.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adml. Sir T. Hallett" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 3 June, 1957. Issue 53857, col C, p. 14.
- Template:BibDreyerSeaHeritage
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
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