Hamnet Holditch Share
From The Dreadnought Project
Paymaster Rear-Admiral SIR Hamnet Holditch Share, K.B.E., C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (19 May, 1864 – 26 June, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War, when he served as secretary to Sir John R. Jellicoe as Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet and as "Additional Naval Assistant" when Jellicoe served as First Sea Lord.
Early Life & Career
Share was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1916.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29423. p. 80. (Supplement) 1 January, 1916.
Bibliography
- "Sir Hamnet Share, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 28 June, 1937. Issue 47722, col B, pg. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/81.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/12.