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{{ | {{CaptRN}} '''John Schomberg Hammill''', C.B.E., R.N. (Retired) (5 October, 1890 – 28 September, 1959) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1912.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | |||
Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Hammill served in the {{UK-Cornwall|f=t}} from January 1914 to mid-May 1915. He then spent eight months in {{UK-Warspite}} before being sent to {{UK-Excellent}} for seven months. He served as gunnery officer in {{UK-Carysfort}} from 2 August 1916 through 20 January, 1919.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | ||
He served as gunnery officer of the {{UK-NewZealand|f=t}} during Lord [[Jellicoe]]'s world cruise in 1919-1920.<ref>''Portsmouth Evening News'' (Thursday, 1 October 1959), p. 5.</ref> | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1920.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | |||
Hammill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1925.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
Hammill was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 5 October, 1940.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | |||
He was reverted to the Retired List on 30 March 1946.<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Schomberg+Hammill Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Schomberg+Hammill Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Hamilton Macnair|John H. Macnair]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marshal Soult'']]'''<br>7 Jun, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 254}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Campbell Annesley|John C. Annesley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Hamilton Macnair|John H. Macnair]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marshal Soult'']]'''<br>7 Jun, 1934<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 254}} – 27 May, 1936<ref>Hammill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/4.|}} f. 3.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Campbell Annesley|John C. Annesley]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 23 November 2022
Captain John Schomberg Hammill, C.B.E., R.N. (Retired) (5 October, 1890 – 28 September, 1959) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hammill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1912.[1]
Hammill served in the heavy cruiser Cornwall from January 1914 to mid-May 1915. He then spent eight months in Warspite before being sent to Excellent for seven months. He served as gunnery officer in Carysfort from 2 August 1916 through 20 January, 1919.[2]
He served as gunnery officer of the battlecruiser New Zealand during Lord Jellicoe's world cruise in 1919-1920.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1920.[4]
Hammill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1925.[5]
World War II
Hammill was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 5 October, 1940.[6]
He was reverted to the Retired List on 30 March 1946.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas Young-Jamieson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 20 Aug, 1932[8][9] – Jan, 1934[10] |
Succeeded by Jack T. Borrett |
| Preceded by John H. Macnair |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 7 Jun, 1934[11][12] – 27 May, 1936[13] |
Succeeded by John C. Annesley |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Portsmouth Evening News (Thursday, 1 October 1959), p. 5.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 254.
- ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/4. f. 3.
