Difference between revisions of "Edward Matthew Hale"
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Hae was born in Perth, Australia. He listed a Reverend G. Christian as his guardian upon joining the navy. | Hae was born in Perth, Australia. He listed a Reverend G. Christian as his guardian upon joining the navy. | ||
| − | Hale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in June 1887. | + | Hale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in June 1887.<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref> |
| − | Suffering from some health issues, Hale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 May 1909. He provided transport duties at Le Havre during the war and died at the Royal Hotel in Guernsey in 1921. | + | In January 1901, Rear-Admiral [[Hugo Lewis Pearson|H. L. Pearson]] recorded that "[Hale] has twice come under my notice as not being perfectly sober, but not sufficient to have a clear case." |
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| + | Suffering from some health issues, Hale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 May 1909.<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref> | ||
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| + | He provided transport duties at [[Le Havre]] during the war, despite suffering from a stomach disease, and died at the Royal Hotel in Guernsey in 1921, "having committed suicide while of unsound mind".<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref> | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Charles Fenton|Thomas C. Fenton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Boomerang (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Boomerang'']]'''<br> | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Charles Fenton|Thomas C. Fenton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Boomerang (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Boomerang'']]'''<br>2 Apr, 1900<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref> – 9 Oct, 1903<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harry Hesketh Smyth|Harry H. Smyth]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 11 January 2024
Retired Commander Edward Matthew Hale (11 May, 1864 – 19 January, 1921) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hae was born in Perth, Australia. He listed a Reverend G. Christian as his guardian upon joining the navy.
Hale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June 1887.[1]
In January 1901, Rear-Admiral H. L. Pearson recorded that "[Hale] has twice come under my notice as not being perfectly sober, but not sufficient to have a clear case."
Suffering from some health issues, Hale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander on 11 May 1909.[2]
He provided transport duties at Le Havre during the war, despite suffering from a stomach disease, and died at the Royal Hotel in Guernsey in 1921, "having committed suicide while of unsound mind".[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas C. Fenton |
Captain of H.M.S. Boomerang 2 Apr, 1900[4] – 9 Oct, 1903[5] |
Succeeded by Harry H. Smyth |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
