William King-Hall

Sir William King-Hall
Born	11 March 1816
Died	29 July 1886
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1829 - 1881
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Bulldog HMS Exmouth HMS Calcutta HMS Indus HMS Royal Adelaide HMS Russell HMS Cumberland Nore Command
Battles/wars	Crimean War Second Opium War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir William King-Hall KCB (11 March 1816 – 29 July 1886) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1829^[1] and took part in operations off the coast of Syria in 1840.^[2] Promoted to Captain in 1853 he commanded HMS Bulldog during the bombardment and capture of Fort Bomarsund and then commanded HMS Exmouth during the attack on the Fortress of Sveaborg near Helsinki during the Crimean War.^[2]

He also commanded HMS Calcutta during the Second Opium War and took part in the first attack on Canton in late 1856 and then the assault on the Taku Forts in 1858.^[2] He later commanded HMS Indus, HMS Royal Adelaide, HMS Russell and then HMS Cumberland.^[1]

He was appointed Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard in 1865, Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1871 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1877 before retiring in 1881.^[1]

Family

In 1848 he married Louisa Forman and in 1880 he married Charlotte Tillotson (née Simpson):^[1] they had two sons (Admiral Sir George King-Hall and Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall) and one daughter.^[3] His daughter Meta was the mother of Lt-Col George Grogan VC, DSO.

He is buried in the Church yard of St Annes Sutton Bonnington, Nottinghamshire.

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