James Dalgleish

James Dalgliesh CBE
Born	(1891-07-08)8 July 1891 Leith, Scotland
Service/branch	South African Navy
Rank	Commodore
Commands held	Chief of the South African Navy
Battles/wars	World War II World War II
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Commodore James Dalgliesh CBE served as the Chief of the Seaward Defence Force,^[1] which later became the South African Navy.^[2]

Naval Career

He joined the Merchant Navyat age 16 and served in the Royal Navy during World War I.

After demobilisation he served as a navigation officer on a survey vessel before being transferred to the hydrographic section of the South African Naval Service.^[2] He later commanded the SAS Protea until it was decommissioned in 1933.^[3]

He became director of the Seaward Defence Force on 28 March 1941 after the death of Rear Admiral Guy Hallifax and was promoted to the rank of captain. He was promoted to acting commodore on 1 May 1946 and confirmed in that rank on 1 August 1946.^[3]

He retired on 30 November 1946.^[2]

Awards and Decorations

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

References

↑ "FactFile: Chiefs of the South African Navy". DefenceWeb. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
1 2 3 C.J. Nöthling, E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912–1982)". Scientaria Militaria 12 (2): 9e.
1 2 Harris, C J (1991). War at Sea: South African Maritime Operations during World War II. Ashanti Publishing. p. 41.

Military offices
Preceded by Guy Hallifax	Director, South African Naval Forces 1941–1946	Next: Frederick Dean

Chiefs of the South African Navy

List of South African military chiefs

OC South African Naval Service 1922 – 1932	Norman Rankin Robert F.U.P. Fitzgerald

Director, Seaward Defence Force 1940 – 1942	Guy Hallifax James Dalgleish

Director, South African Naval Forces 1942 – 1951	James Dalgleish Frederick Dean

Naval & Marine Chief of Staff 1951 – 1955	Frederick Dean Pieter de Waal Hugo H Biermann

Naval Chief of Staff 1955 – 1966	Hugo H Biermann

Chief of the Navy 1966 – Present	Hugo H Biermann James 'Flam' Johnson J Charl Walters Ronald A. Edwards Andries P "Dries" Putter Glen Syndercombe Andries P "Dries" Putter Lambert J “Woody” Woodburne Robert Simpson-Anderson Johan Retief Refiloe Johannes Mudimu Samuel Hlongwane

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