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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vincent Byrne Cardwell|Vincent B. Cardwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Veronica (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Veronica'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 281}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerard Walter Trevelyan Robertson|Gerard W. T. Robertson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vincent Byrne Cardwell|Vincent B. Cardwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Veronica (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Veronica'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 281}} – 14 Apr, 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerard Walter Trevelyan Robertson|Gerard W. T. Robertson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|Andrew Browne Cunningham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta'']]'''<br>13 Dec, 1927 – 15 Aug, 1928|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Birmingham'']]'''<br>18 Sep, 1928 – early 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leonard Stanley Holbrook|Leonard S. Holbrook]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Lindesay Bate|Claude L. Bate]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ark Royal'']]'''<br>1 Feb, 1929 – 30 Apr, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay|Ambrose T. N. Abbay]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Everard John Hardman-Jones|Everard J. Hardman-Jones]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain in Charge, Harwich'''</small>|'''[[Harwich|Naval Officer in Charge, Harwich]]'''<br>28 Sep, 1938 – 7 Oct, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|Francis H. W. Goolden]]'''<br><small>as '''Flag Officer in Command, Harwich'''</small>}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|Basil C. B. Brooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curlew (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curlew'']]'''<br>16 Feb, 1940 – 26 Apr, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | |||
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Revision as of 18:42, 20 September 2017
Captain (retired) Philip Hordern, R.N. (22 October, 1885 – 26 April, 1950) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Rangoon the son of a man retired after a career in the Indian Civil Service.
Hordern was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1906.
Hordern was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1914. He was appointed to Canopus as gunnery officer for the Test Mobilisation and remained in this role until she paid off on 5 May, 1916. After some time at Excellent, he was appointed to Caledon to be her gunnery officer upon her commissioning.
Hordern switched to Cardiff as gunnery officer in June 1917.
On 15 April, 1918, Hordern was appointed to the battlecruiser Inflexible, though not as her gunnery officer.
Post-War
Hordern was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.
Hordern was placed on the Retitred List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 2 November, 1931.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur A. Scott |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 51 1 Nov, 1906[1] – 4 Nov, 1907 |
Succeeded by Wilfrid G. H. Cree as Captain of H.M. T.B. 051 |
| Preceded by Vincent B. Cardwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Veronica 1 Sep, 1924[2] – 14 Apr, 1926 |
Succeeded by Gerard W. T. Robertson |
| Preceded by Andrew Browne Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 13 Dec, 1927 – 15 Aug, 1928 |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Evans |
| Preceded by Alfred E. Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham 18 Sep, 1928 – early 1929 |
Succeeded by Leonard S. Holbrook |
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal 1 Feb, 1929 – 30 Apr, 1931 |
Succeeded by Ambrose T. N. Abbay |
| Preceded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones as Captain in Charge, Harwich |
Naval Officer in Charge, Harwich 28 Sep, 1938 – 7 Oct, 1938 |
Succeeded by Francis H. W. Goolden as Flag Officer in Command, Harwich |
| Preceded by Basil C. B. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 16 Feb, 1940 – 26 Apr, 1940 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
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