George King-Hall

Admiral Sir George Fowler King–Hall KCB CVO (14 August 1850 – 10 September 1939) was a senior officer of the Royal Navy.

He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1864 and during his time as a midshipman served aboard HMS Challenger from 1866 to 1867.

[1] King-Hall was promoted to commander in 1885, and was captain of the sloop HMS Penguin from 1877 to 1889, during which time the ship was responsible for securing the Maldives as a British protectorate, and acted against slave traders in eastern African waters.

[1] In 1891, during his time in command of HMS Melita, King-Hall supervised the salvaging of the French warship Seiguelay, which had run aground off Jaffa.

King-Hall was later promoted to flag rank, and in 1911, was assigned as Commander in Chief of the Australia Station.

Admiral Sir George King-Hall (left) and Rear Admiral Sir George Patey (right) being received by the Governor General Lord Denham on the steps of Admiralty House, 4 October 1913