John de Mestre Hutchison
John de Mestre Hutchison | |
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Born | 4 September 1862 |
Died | 9 October 1932 | (aged 70)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1876–1916) Royal Air Force (1918) |
Years of service | 1876–1916 1918 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | (1918) (1911–13, 1914–16) (1909–10) HMS Devonshire (1907–09) HMS Juno (1905–07) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class (Japan) |
Admiral John de Mestre Hutchison, CMG, CVO (4 September 1862 – 9 October 1932) was a Royal Navy officer who held senior posts during the early part of the 20th century.
John de Mestre Hutchison was born on was 4 September 1862, the son of Captain John Hutchison. The young Hutchison attended Eastman's Naval Academy in Southsea, Portsmouth before he joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1876. Hutchison was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1882 and was promoted from lieutenant to commander on 22 June 1897.[1] At the start of 1903, Hutchison was promoted to captain and by 1904 he was serving as the Extra Naval Attache to the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese War. In October 1905, Hutchison was appointed Captain of HMS Juno, serving in that appointment until May 1907. From May 1907 to March 1909 Hutchison commanded HMS Devonshire,[2] which was part of the Atlantic Fleet.
Hutchison was appointed naval aide-de-camp to King George V on 19 September 1911.[3] Also in 1911 Hutchison was appointed as Commodore of the RN Barracks Devonport, a post he held until 1913 when he was promoted to rear admiral (in May) and relinquished his aide de camp appointment.[4] He retired from the Navy on 9 May 1916 but in early 1918 he was Flag Officer of the Royal Naval Air Service depot at in Cornwall. On 1 April 1918 when the Royal Naval Air Service merged with the Royal Flying Corps to become the Royal Air Force, Hutchison was made a temporary colonel and granted the honorary rank of lieutenant general[5] (both these ranks existed in the RAF during its first year). His command was probably retitled General Officer Commanding, .
After the war in 1921, Hutchison was granted the rank of admiral as a retired officer on the Navy list. He died on 9 October 1932.
References[]
- ^ "No. 26865". The London Gazette. 22 June 1897. p. 3443.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "No. 28534". The London Gazette. 26 September 1911. p. 7010.
- ^ "No. 28718". The London Gazette. 13 May 1913. p. 3438.
- ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1918%20-%200412.html
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- 1862 births
- 1932 deaths
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class
- Royal Air Force generals of World War I
- Royal Navy admirals of World War I
- Royal Navy personnel stubs