Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton
| Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton | |
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Rear Admiral Keppel Hamilton, second from left, meets King George VI aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943
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| Born |
31 December 1890 St George Hanover Square, London |
| Died | 27 June 1957 (aged 66) King Edward VII's Hospital, London |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1908–1948 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Australian Naval Staff (1945–48) Flag Officer, Malta (1943–45) 1st Cruiser Squadron (1942–43) Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas (1941) HMS Aurora (1940) HMS Ambuscade (1928–29) HMS Wild Swan (1927–28) HMS Wanderer (1927) HMS Taurus (1917–18) HMS Moorsom (1915–16) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class (Russia) War Cross (Norway) |
Admiral Sir Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton KCB, DSO & Bar (31 December 1890 – 27 June 1957) was a senior Royal Navy officer who was Flag Officer in Malta (1943–45) and later served as First Naval Member and Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Navy. During his early career he was generally known as L. H. Keppel Hamilton.
Hamilton was the first of the two sons of Admiral Sir Frederick Hamilton, who was Second Sea Lord during the First World War, by his marriage to Maria Walpole Keppel, a daughter of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel. He grew up at Anmer Hall near King's Lynn in Norfolk. Two of his middle names were in honour of his notable grandfather, Henry Keppel. His paternal grandfather, Captain Henry George Hamilton (1808–1879), was also a Royal Navy officer, while his great grandfather, William Richard Hamilton (1777–1859), was an Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, British Minister to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and an archaeologist.
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