Theodore Hallett

Vice Admiral Sir Theodore John Hallett KBE CB (10 January 1878 – 16 December 1956) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.

Sir Theodore Hallett
Born10 January 1878
Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire
Died16 December 1956 (1956-12-17) (aged 78)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1894 – 1933
1939 – 1945
RankVice admiral
Commands heldHMS Blonde
HMS Chatham
HMS Southampton
HMS Repulse
Coast of Scotland
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Hallett joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1894.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 31 December 1899,[2] and on 15 February 1900 was lent to HMS Edgar for duty on voyage to Hong Kong, where he was appointed to serve in HMS Phoenix, recommissioned for the China station.[3]

He served in the First World War as Commanding Officer of the light cruisers HMS Blonde and HMS Chatham, in the latter serving as Flag Captain of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron.[4]

He went on to be Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1922, Captain of the Fleet for the Mediterranean Fleet in 1924[5] and Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1929.[6] He was then appointed Aide-de-Camp to the King and retired in 1933.[5]

He was recalled during the Second World War to serve as a beachmaster for the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940[5] and then became Commandant of the Combined Operations Training Centre in October 1940.[7] He later saw action as a member of the expeditionary force to Narvik in Norway in 1942.[5]

Family

In 1908 he married Helen Blanche Dalkeyne;[1] they had two children.[5]

References
  1. Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  2. "No. 27150". The London Gazette. 2 January 1900. p. 3.
  3. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36053. London. 31 January 1900. p. 8.
  4. Royal Navy Honours and Gallantry Awards
  5. The Purvis Family Tree
  6. Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Inveraray in Wartime". Combined Operations. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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