Battles/wars World War I Service/branch Royal Navy Name Alan Hotham Rank Admiral | Role Cricket Player Allegiance United Kingdom Battles and wars World War I | |
Born 3 October 1876
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ( 1876-10-03 ) Commands held HMS Comus
New Zealand Division Died July 10, 1965, Victoria, London, United Kingdom Awards Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath | ||
Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham, (3 October 1876 – 10 July 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He also played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.
Naval career
Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Hotham, Hotham was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian on 3 October 1876 and played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.
By then a commander, he was in July 1902 appointed as navigation officer to the HMS Duke of Wellington, stationed at Portsmouth for the Fleet Reserve. He served during the First World War, commanding the C-class light cruiser HMS Comus at the Battle of Jutland. He was appointed Director of Trade at the Admiralty in 1917 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in 1921 before serving as Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty from 1924 to 1927. He retired from the navy in 1929 and became a member of Port of London Authority. Hotham was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod between 1934 and 1959. In this capacity he was present at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
He died in Victoria, London on 10 July 1965 at the age of 88.