Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard

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Admiral SIR Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, K.C.B., C.M.G. (28 October, 1874 — 30 January, 1960) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Haggard was a Lieutenant in 1904.[1]

Haggard was appointed in command of the torpedo vessel Vesuvius on 10 September, 1904.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea.

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Blenheim.

Haggard was made Captain on 1 January, 1913,[3] and was appointed in command of Good Hope for manœuvres in 1913.[4]

He was appointed in command of Vulcan on 1 October, 1913.[5]

Great War

Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[6]

He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January, 1918.[7]

Post War

He was appointed in command of Ajax on 5 December, 1919.[8]

In 1922, he was serving as Director of Training and Staff Duties, and involved in the decision whether and how to release the controversial Naval Staff Appreciation of Jutland.

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 23 February, 1928, vice Bax.[9]

Haggard was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 12 October, 1932, vice Brand. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request dated 13 October, "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers."[10]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Adm. Sir Vernon Haggard" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.

Papers

  • Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt
Captain of H.M.S. Good Hope
1913[11]
Succeeded by
Bentinck J. D. Yelverton
Preceded by
Robert W. Johnson
Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan
1 Oct, 1913[12]
Succeeded by
William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by
Alexander Lowndes
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
23 Jul, 1915[13]
Succeeded by
Charles P. Beaty-Pownall
Preceded by
Herbert N. Garnett
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
Jan, 1918[14]
Succeeded by
Henry G. Sherbrooke
Preceded by
Harry W. C. Hughes
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
David M. Anderson
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
5 Dec, 1919[15]
Succeeded by
Henry R. Crooke
Preceded by
Walter M. Ellerton
Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jan, 1922[16]
Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
William Fisher
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
1928
Succeeded by
Lionel Preston
Preceded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station
8 May, 1930[17]
Succeeded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

 

Footnotes

  1. He signed a report on torpedo designs in Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, p. 136., listing his role as "secretary".
  2. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 392.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 33.
  4. The Times. Monday, 1 February, 1960. Issue 54683, col A, p. 19.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396. Year was not printed, but is shown in April, 1914's Navy List.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394o.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 33362. p. 1493. 2 March, 1928.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 33875. p. 6626. 21 October, 1932.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396. Year was not printed, but is shown in April, 1914's Navy List.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395d.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
  16. The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  17. Superseded his predecessor on 7 May. Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 215.

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