NEW NAVAL COMMANDS.
I ATLANTIC FLEET CHANGES. i Sl , n _ ~ LONDON. D«e. 13. RcarjAdmira! P. 11., 1 fall-Thompson has been appointed to command the Third Battle Squadron of the Atlantic 5 !"?t. Rear-Admiral Dreyer is to cotr tnarid the Rattle-Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic, _ Fleet. Rear-Admiral Hall-Thompson h;is had a distinguished naval career. Entering th£Xavv in 1887 he served in the war, being .-pectally thanked for his services by the Government of India. He was appointed Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government in 1913, serving until 1321. Tn 1922 he was appointed Naval A.JJ.L. to the"* King» and he was made rear-ada'iral in 1923. . , Rear-Admiral tredenck C. l>,reyer entered the Navy in 1891. He was a gunnery and torpedo expert. In 1910 he v/as flagcommander to Viscount !th«,n ViceAdmiral! Jellicoe, and ra 19b, at Hu> r; Battle of Jutland, was with bun on the Iron Duke as flag captain. He vmfea jgg New Zealand as Admiral Jellicoo s cbiot ot gfi staff 023 bis naval mission in ISkMa ;,] » l ,,"Bi3i^iiSM
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19511, 15 December 1926, Page 13
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