Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall | |
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Born | 15 March 1862 |
Died | 20 October 1936 | (aged 74)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1875–1919 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Endymion HMS Indomitable Cape of Good Hope Station |
Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order |
Spouse |
Lady Mabel Emily Murray
(
m. 1905) |
Parent |
|
Relatives | Admiral Sir
George King-Hall (brother) Stephen King-Hall (nephew) Magdalen King-Hall (niece) |
Admiral Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall, KCB, CVO, DSO (15 March 1862 – 20 October 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Born the son of Admiral Sir William King-Hall, Herbert King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1875. [1] He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, [1] and later commanded the special service vessel HMS Hearty. Promoted to captain in 1900, he took part in the Second Boer War and was mentioned in despatches. [1] After the war ended in June 1902, King-Hall stayed in South Africa as Principal Transport Officer at Cape Town. [2] He was appointed in command of HMS Endymion in 1903. [3] King-Hall was appointed assistant director of Naval Intelligence in 1905 [4] and was given command of HMS Indomitable in 1908. [3] Promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1909, he became Second-in-Command of the 2nd Battle Squadron [5] before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1913 and serving in that role during World War I. [6] He led the operation to successfully destroy and then sink SMS Königsberg on the Rufiji River in Tanzania in July 1915. [7] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1916 New Year Honours. His last appointment was as Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands in 1918. [3]
In 1905 he married Lady Mabel Emily Murray, daughter of Viscount Stormont (son of William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield). [1] His older brother was Admiral Sir George King-Hall, his nephew the naval officer, writer, politician and playwright Stephen King-Hall, his niece the novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer Magdalen King-Hall. [8]
Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall | |
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Born | 15 March 1862 |
Died | 20 October 1936 | (aged 74)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1875–1919 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Endymion HMS Indomitable Cape of Good Hope Station |
Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order |
Spouse |
Lady Mabel Emily Murray
(
m. 1905) |
Parent |
|
Relatives | Admiral Sir
George King-Hall (brother) Stephen King-Hall (nephew) Magdalen King-Hall (niece) |
Admiral Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall, KCB, CVO, DSO (15 March 1862 – 20 October 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Born the son of Admiral Sir William King-Hall, Herbert King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1875. [1] He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, [1] and later commanded the special service vessel HMS Hearty. Promoted to captain in 1900, he took part in the Second Boer War and was mentioned in despatches. [1] After the war ended in June 1902, King-Hall stayed in South Africa as Principal Transport Officer at Cape Town. [2] He was appointed in command of HMS Endymion in 1903. [3] King-Hall was appointed assistant director of Naval Intelligence in 1905 [4] and was given command of HMS Indomitable in 1908. [3] Promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1909, he became Second-in-Command of the 2nd Battle Squadron [5] before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1913 and serving in that role during World War I. [6] He led the operation to successfully destroy and then sink SMS Königsberg on the Rufiji River in Tanzania in July 1915. [7] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1916 New Year Honours. His last appointment was as Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands in 1918. [3]
In 1905 he married Lady Mabel Emily Murray, daughter of Viscount Stormont (son of William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield). [1] His older brother was Admiral Sir George King-Hall, his nephew the naval officer, writer, politician and playwright Stephen King-Hall, his niece the novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer Magdalen King-Hall. [8]