John Talbot Savignac Hall
John Talbot Savignac Hall | |
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Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal Indian Navy.[1]
Early life
Hall was born in Kent, the third son of Dr. William Hamilton Hall, FSA. He was educated at Elstow School in Bedford and then served in the Merchant Navy before being co-opted into the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday.
Hall served aboard
HMIS Dalhousie.[1]
Hall was promoted to
HMS Achilles. Upon Indian independence, he was selected to become the first post-Independence Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Indian Navy. Hall served for one year, when he was replaced by Admiral Edward Parry
.
Afterwards, in his permanent rank of captain, Hall commanded a destroyer squadron with
civil defence officer for northeast Essex
. Hall died in London in 1964, aged 67.
Personal life
In 1933, he married Agnes Maud Shereen; the couple had one daughter (Elizabeth Anne) and a son (also John) who died in a missile hook-up accident while training with the Fleet Air-arm of the Scottish coast near HMS Fulmar, RNAS (now RAF) Lossiemouth.
References
- ^ a b "Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Officers 1939–1945". unithistories.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Royal Indian Navy". The Navy List: July 1945. HM Government, UK. 1945. p. 2096.
- ^ "No. 36309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. p. 7.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 April 1950. p. 20.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 March 1951. p. 49.
| Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy (1947–1948) |  | |
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| Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy (1948-1950) | ||
| Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (1950-1955) | ||
| Chief of the Naval Staff (1955–present) |
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**Seconded from the Royal Navy | ||