Died 5 October 1980 Name Geoffrey Hawkins Rank Admiral | Service/branch Royal Navy Allegiance United Kingdom | |
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Commands held HMS Queen of Bermuda
HMS Kent
Malta Dockyard Battles/wars World War I
World War II | ||
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins KBE CB MVO DSC (13 July 1895 – 5 October 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.
Naval career
Hawkins was promoted to midshipman on 15 January 1913 and served in the First World War. He also served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the armed merchant cruiser HMS Queen of Bermuda in December 1939, Chief Staff Officer, Gibraltar in June 1941 and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Kent in July 1943. He went on to be Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth in May 1945, Vice-Controller of the Navy in June 1947 and Flag Officer, Malta in July 1950.
References
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