Hugh Marrack

[1] He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton,[2] before joining the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 January 1903,[3] being trained aboard HMS Britannia.[3][4] From 5 May to 3 June 1933 Marrack was commodore-in-charge of naval establishments at Hong Kong (HMS Tamar) with the temporary rank of commodore, 2nd class.[2] He then returned to England to attend the senior officers' war course at the RN War College, Greenwich, as well as the tactical course, at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth (HMS Victory), before being appointed to command of the light cruiser HMS Carlisle on 5 September 1934, as part of the 6th Cruiser Squadron under the Commander-in-Chief, Africa,[4] Vice Admiral Edward Evans, serving until mid-1937 when his ship returned to England to refit.[3] Marrack then served as captain superintendent of HM Dockyard Sheerness, and, from 12 December 1939, as commodore-in-charge,[2][4] until 15 January 1941 when he was promoted to rear admiral[2] and the following day placed on the Retired List.[11] However, despite this Marrack remained in active service, being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours of 2 June 1943,[12] and serving as Commodore Superintendent at Gibraltar Dockyard[4] from 1943 until the end of the war in 1945.
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