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Admiral George Bowes Hutton, Royal Navy, Retired (22 May, 1867 – 15 January, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hutton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 14 December, 1888.[1]

Hutton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.[2]

Captain

Hutton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3]

He was made captain of Diana on 6 January, 1914.[4]

Great War

Hutton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 October, 1918, vice Gaunt and retired at his own request on 28 October.[5]

Retirement

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 July, 1924,[6] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 February, 1928.[7]

Hutton died on 15 January, 1947 at The Cottage, Belton, near Uppingham after a short illness, at the age of seventy-nine.

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25886. p. 7272. 21 December, 1888.
  2. London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  3. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
  4. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 303.
  5. London Gazette: no. 30992. p. 13001. 5 November, 1918.
  6. London Gazette: no. 32959. p. 5638. 25 July, 1924.
  7. London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1494. 2 March, 1928.

Bibliography

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