13 Facts About Lionel Halsey

Lionel Halsey was commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 14 July 1891.

In January 1905, Lionel Halsey was appointed Naval Member of the new Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Committee at the Admiralty, and was promoted captain on 30 June 1905.

Lionel Halsey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 8 December 1913.

Lionel Halsey was granted a special Good Service Pension in July 1915.

Lionel Halsey was present at the Battle of Jutland, being mentioned in despatches for a third time and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1916.

On 4 December 1916, Lionel Halsey was appointed Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty, becoming Third Sea Lord in May 1917.

Lionel Halsey was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1918 and in 1919 received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal of the United States.

In November 1920, Lionel Halsey was appointed Comptroller and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales.

Lionel Halsey became a member of the Prince's council in 1920, and an extra equerry in 1921.

Lionel Halsey was promoted vice admiral on 5 July 1921, and retired from the navy on 1 November 1922.

Lionel Halsey was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1922 after the Prince's visit to India, advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 16 October 1925 following the Prince's visit to Africa and South America, and promoted admiral on 4 October 1926.

Lionel Halsey was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class in 1922.

Lionel Halsey died on 26 October 1949, aged 77, and is buried in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire.