Herbert King-Hall

Sir Herbert King-Hall
Born	15 March 1862
Died	20 October 1936
Allegiance	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 Flag Officer, Orkneys and Shetland 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]

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