Herbert King-Hall

Sir Herbert King-Hall
Born 15 March 1862
Died 20 October 1936 (1936-10-21) (aged 74)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
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

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.

Naval career

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] He was given command of HMS Endymion in 1903.[2] King-Hall was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence in 1905[3] and was given command of HMS Indomitable in 1908.[2] Promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1909, he became Second-in-Command of the 2nd Battle Squadron[4] before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1913 and serving in that role during World War I.[5] He led the operation to successfully destroy and then sink SMS Königsberg on the Rufiji River in Tanzania in July 1915.[6] 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.[2]

RN Bramble class gunboat involved in the blockade of SMS Königsberg

Family

In 1905 he married Lady Mabel Emily Murray, daughter Viscount Stormont.[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.[7]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Paul Bush
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
1913–1916
Succeeded by
Sir Edward Charlton
Preceded by
Sir Frederic Brock
Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands
1918–1919
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Prendergast
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