Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

Arthur Hayes-Sadler, CSI (9 October 1865 – 9 February 1952) was a senior

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officer during

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Naval career

Born the son Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG, Arthur Hayes-Sadler joined the

in 1877. He took part in the

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in 1882 and then served with the Naval Brigade.Dix Noonan Webb
/ref> Promotion to the rank of

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followed on 1 January 1899. In May 1902 he was appointed navigation (N) officer to the

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HMS ''Resolution'', about to become flagship to Rear-Admiral

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, Second-in-Command of the

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during the Coronation Review for King

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. Following the review, he was on 16 September appointed navigation officer to the battleship HMS ''Empress of India'', serving in the

. Promoted to

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in 1904, he served in

and took charge of Naval Operations in the

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between 1914 and 1915. He commanded HMS ''Ocean'' which was sunk by a

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in March 1915 and also took the surrender of the Turks in December 1915. Promoted to rear admiral in July 1915, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Aegean Station with his flag in HMS ''Lord Nelson'' in August 1916. He retired in 1924. Hayes-Sadler was elected a

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(FRGS) in December 1902.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes-Sadler, Arthur 1865 births Royal Navy admirals of World War I Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Star of India 1952 deaths