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John Hughes-Hallett fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1941-1984.

Reference:

R2661-0-1-E, MG30-E463

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102398

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John Hughes-Hallett fonds
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Date(s):

1941-1984.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

10 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of John Hughes-Hallett's papers, 1941-1984 consisting of: subject files relating to the coastal defence of Britain in 1941; letters of appreciation, 1942, from ground force commanders at Dieppe regarding the naval support; and an exchange of correspondence with Lord Mountbatten, 1954 and 1959, regarding the needs of the Royal Navy. The fonds also contains his incomplete and unpublished memoirs focusing on his service from 1940-1943, with additions and comments made by Lord Mountbatten, 1971; letters and notes, 1962-1972, exchanged with Lord Mountbatten and others, concerning various matters about combined operations and amphibious assaults with particular attention paid to the lessons learned at Dieppe and miscellaneous notes and correspondence, including an outline of service, 1954, and an unpublished biographical entry, 1984, for John Hughes-Hallett.

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Hughes-Hallett, John, 1901-1972
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Hughes-Hallett, John, 1901-1972

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979
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Hughes-Hallett, John, 1901-1972 : John (Jock) Hughes-Hallett (1901-1972) entered the Royal Navy in 1915 and saw service during W.W.I in the battle cruiser H.M.S Lion. As a junior officer, he entered the Torpedo Branch and was responsible for several innovative designs. He served as Secretary to the Anglo-German Naval Conference of 1935.

At the outset of W.W.II, he was Executive Officer of the cruiser H.M.S Norfolk. On promotion to Captain in June 1940, he was made Deputy-Director of Local Defence at the Admiralty, where he was responsible for defence against invasion. In December 1941, at the request of Lord Louis Mountbatten, he was made Naval Advisor to Combined Operations. He was responsible for planning the St. Nazaire Raid and was naval commander for the Dieppe Raid of August 1942. He subsequently played a leading role in developing the amphibious assault plans for the invasion of Europe.

From December 1943, he held a number of senior appointments afloat. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in June 1950 and to Vice-Admiral in February 1953. He retired from the service in September 1954.

From 1954 to 1964, he sat as a Conservative member of Parliament. In his later years, he took on several consultant and honourary tasks and was writing his memoirs at the time of his death. A long-time friend of Lord Mountbatten, he spent much of his time defending the Dieppe Raid.

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General note:

Acquired in 1984, with additions in 1990, from Richard Hughes-Hallett, nephew of the late John Hughes-Hallett. The additions, which for the most part chronologically predate the earlier accession, have been integrated into the fonds.

Arrangement note:

Arranged chronologically.

Location of duplicates note:

Copies of the memoirs will be found in the Imperial War Museum and the archives of the late Earl of Mountbatten.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: The Ottawa Citizen 160th Anniversary. Curator: Michal Crawley, Library and Archives Canada in partnership with the Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario; 2005.10.18-2006.04.16. ( Naval Commander on the Dieppe Raid, page 188), Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 6: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. Curator: Michel Anne Crawley, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2002.02.18 - 2002.11.17 (John Hughes-Hallett - MG30-E463 - page 188)
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Navies

Officiers de marine

World War, 1939-1945

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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119-020035-X

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MG30-E463
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