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{{CaptRN}} '''Melville Adams Hawes''' (12 December, 1886 – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Melville Adams Hawes''' (12 December, 1886 – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Shanghai and raised by | Born in Shanghai and raised by merchant uncle C. E. Hawes, Melville was destined to become an interpreter in German and a gunnery specialist.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1907.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 298.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1907.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
He served in {{UK-Venerable}} as gunnery officer and German interpreter from 8 January, 1913 to 6 January, 1914 and moved directly to {{UK-Colossus}}. | He served in {{UK-Venerable}} as gunnery officer and German interpreter from 8 January, 1913 to 6 January, 1914 and moved directly to {{UK-Colossus}}. | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1915.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 298.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1915.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
He continued to serve in ''Colossus'' until 11 January, 1918 and finished the war assigned to the Operations Division. | He continued to serve in ''Colossus'' until 11 January, 1918 and finished the war assigned to the Operations Division.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
Hawes was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | |||
Hawes was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 298.</ref> | |||
He married Dorothy Stanhope Hobart Kay on 31 January, 1920 and ceased work at the Operations Division on 1 October, 1920. | He married Dorothy Stanhope Hobart Kay on 31 January, 1920 and ceased work at the Operations Division on 1 October, 1920. | ||
Service in {{UK-Barham}}, {{UK-Dunedin}}, {{UK-Chatham}}, {{UK- | Service in {{UK-Barham}}, {{UK-Dunedin}}, {{UK-Chatham}}, {{UK-1Southampton}} and {{UK-Calcutta}} took him into 1924. He then switched to work in the Naval Intelligence Division and remained there until 1933.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
Hawes was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 26 June, 1934.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 298.</ref> | Hawes was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 26 June, 1934.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
Hawes was still alive and doing work with the Navy into 1945, but September of that year featured a stay in Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham for Bell's Palsy. | Hawes was still alive and doing work with the Navy into 1945, but September of that year featured a stay in Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham for Bell's Palsy.<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Marsden|Arthur Marsden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erne (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erne'']]'''<br>2 Jul, 1912<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 38/298.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Palmer Landon|John P. Landon]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay|The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Southampton (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Southampton'']]'''<br>16 Aug, 1924<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> – late 1924<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Stewart Fleetwood Nash|Geoffrey S. F. Nash]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché to Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands]]'''<br>4 Apr, 1929<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref> – 7 Aug, 1933<ref>Hawes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|}} f. 298.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerard Charles Muirhead-Gould|Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 6 April 2022
Captain (retired) Melville Adams Hawes (12 December, 1886 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Shanghai and raised by merchant uncle C. E. Hawes, Melville was destined to become an interpreter in German and a gunnery specialist.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1907.[2]
He served in Venerable as gunnery officer and German interpreter from 8 January, 1913 to 6 January, 1914 and moved directly to Colossus.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1915.[3]
He continued to serve in Colossus until 11 January, 1918 and finished the war assigned to the Operations Division.[4]
Hawes was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[5]
He married Dorothy Stanhope Hobart Kay on 31 January, 1920 and ceased work at the Operations Division on 1 October, 1920.
Service in Barham, Dunedin, Chatham, Southampton and Calcutta took him into 1924. He then switched to work in the Naval Intelligence Division and remained there until 1933.[6]
Hawes was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1934.[7]
Hawes was still alive and doing work with the Navy into 1945, but September of that year featured a stay in Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham for Bell's Palsy.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur Marsden |
Captain of H.M.S. Erne 2 Jul, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by John P. Landon |
| Preceded by The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. Southampton 16 Aug, 1924[10] – late 1924[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. F. Nash |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché to Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands 4 Apr, 1929[12] – 7 Aug, 1933[13] |
Succeeded by Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 38/298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
- ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 298.
