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Born 1910; educated Royal Navy College, Dartmouth; joined Royal Navy, 1924; second in command, HMS ARDENT, 1934; qualified as Gunnery Specialist, 1936; Training Development Officer, Gunnery School, 1939-1940; on staff of Admiral Andrew Cunningham and Fleet anti aircraft Gunnery Officer, HMS WARSPITE, 1940-1942; Commander, 1943; Commander, Gunnery Division, Admiralty, 1943-1945; posted to South East Asia, 1945; British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Japan, 1946; in command, HMS ALACRITY, Far East, 1947-1948; Captain, 1949; Deputy Director, Radio Equipment, 1950-1951; in command, 5 Destroyer Squadron, 1952-1953; Director of Naval Ordnance, Admiralty, 1954-1956; in command HMS NEWFOUNDLAND, Far East and Suez, 1956-1958; Rear Admiral, 1958; Naval Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, 1958-1960; Vice Admiral, 1961; Flag Officer Flotillas, Home Fleet, 1960-1962; Flag Officer, Naval Air Command, 1962-1964; Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, and Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Mediterranean, 1964-1967; Admiral, 1965; retired, 1967; died, 1985.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Hamilton, J 1985 Collection level 1 file or 0.01m3 Hamilton , Sir , John Graham , 1910-1994 , Knight , Admiral
Born 1910; educated Royal Navy College, Dartmouth; joined Royal Navy, 1924; second in command, HMS ARDENT, 1934; qualified as Gunnery Specialist, 1936; Training Development Officer, Gunnery School, 1939-1940; on staff of Admiral Andrew Cunningham and Fleet anti aircraft Gunnery Officer, HMS WARSPITE, 1940-1942; Commander, 1943; Commander, Gunnery Division, Admiralty, 1943-1945; posted to South East Asia, 1945; British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Japan, 1946; in command, HMS ALACRITY, Far East, 1947-1948; Captain, 1949; Deputy Director, Radio Equipment, 1950-1951; in command, 5 Destroyer Squadron, 1952-1953; Director of Naval Ordnance, Admiralty, 1954-1956; in command HMS NEWFOUNDLAND, Far East and Suez, 1956-1958; Rear Admiral, 1958; Naval Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, 1958-1960; Vice Admiral, 1961; Flag Officer Flotillas, Home Fleet, 1960-1962; Flag Officer, Naval Air Command, 1962-1964; Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, and Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Mediterranean, 1964-1967; Admiral, 1965; retired, 1967; died, 1985.
Presented to the Centre by the family, Sept 2004.
Manuscript account 'From bombardment to island kingdom' by Admiral Sir John Hamilton, 1985, detailing his service, 1943-1946, including work as Commander, Gunnery Division, Admiralty, 1943-1945, planning naval fire support for Normandy landings (Operation OVERLORD), and subsequently compiling analysis of operations; Commander, Naval Bombardment, Force 'W', planning and training for planned invasion of Malaya (Operation ZIPPER), 1945; Senior Naval Officer, port of Sabang, Sumatra, 1945-1946.
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Decorations: GBE, CB.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD (G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
October 2007 Wars (events) Admiralty Europe France Hamilton , Sir , John Graham , 1910-1994 , Knight , Admiral History Indonesia Malaysia Military engineering Military operations Naval history Naval operations Normandy Operation Overlord (1944) Operation Zipper (1945) RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy South East Asia Sumatra Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945)
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Presented to the Centre by the family, Sept 2004.
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Manuscript account 'From bombardment to island kingdom' by Admiral Sir John Hamilton, 1985, detailing his service, 1943-1946, including work as Commander, Gunnery Division, Admiralty, 1943-1945, planning naval fire support for Normandy landings (Operation OVERLORD), and subsequently compiling analysis of operations; Commander, Naval Bombardment, Force 'W', planning and training for planned invasion of Malaya (Operation ZIPPER), 1945; Senior Naval Officer, port of Sabang, Sumatra, 1945-1946.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management.
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Decorations: GBE, CB.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD (G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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