Frederick Hamilton (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Frederick Hamilton | |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel
.
Hamilton joined the
the King between 1906 and 1907.[8]
At the outset of the
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth later that year[10] but died suddenly from a heart attack in 1917 and is buried in Fife.[11]
He lived at Anmer Hall near King's Lynn in Norfolk.[8]
Honours and awards
- 21 November 1903 – During the visit of the King to Malta Captain Frederick Tower Hamilton, Royal Navy, Flag Captain to Commander-in-Chief, Malta was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.[12]
- 9 November 1908 – Rear-Admiral Frederick Tower Hamilton, MVO, is promoted to be a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[13]
- 1 January 1913 – Vice-Admiral Frederick Tower Hamilton, CVO, is appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[14]
Family
Hamilton married Maria Walpole Keppel, the daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Keppel; they went on to have two sons (including Admiral Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton) and two daughters.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Death of Admiral Sir F.T. Hamilton". Deaths. The Times. No. 41601. London. 5 October 1917. col D, p. 11.
- ^ The Dreadnought Project
- ^ a b "National Maritime Museum". Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35338. London. 19 October 1897. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 26924". The London Gazette. 31 December 1897. p. 7854.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35408. London. 8 January 1898. p. 10.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36707. London. 5 March 1902. p. 5.
- ^ a b c The Peerage.com
- ^ "Admirals.org.uk". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Dunfermline Heritage Roots". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Great War Forum". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "No. 27560". The London Gazette. 2 June 1903. p. 35235.
- ^ "No. 28194". The London Gazette. 9 November 1908. p. 8162.
- ^ "No. 28677". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1913. p. 1.
External links
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