William Stephen Richard King-Hall
Commander (retired) William Stephen Richard King-Hall, (21 January, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In 1914, King-Hall attempted to rescue a sailor from Southampton from drowning. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal and received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his effort.
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1915. He was thanked for his initiative in inventing a "Torpedo Instructional Appliance."
King-Hall received thirty guineas for winning the first prize Trench-Gascoigne for his 1918 essay submitted to the Royal United Service Institution.[1]
King-Hall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1923.
King-Hall was appointed to Repulse as torpedo officer on 16 December, 1926. Promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 June, 1928, his appointment in Repulse ended on 11 July 1928 when he was placed on the books of Victory for unpaid time.
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 July, 1929.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "United Service Institution Prizes." The Times (London, England), 4 June 1919, p. 9.
