Arthur Hayes-Sadler

Arthur Hayes-Sadler
Arthur Hayes-Sadler
Born	9 October 1865
Died	9 February 1952
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1877–1924
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Ocean; Aegean Station
Battles / wars	Anglo-Egyptian War; World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Star of India

Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler, CSI (9 October 1865 – 9 February 1952) was a senior Royal Navy officer during World War I.

Naval career

Born the son Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG, Arthur Hayes-Sadler joined the Royal Navy in 1877. He took part in the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and then served with the Naval Brigade.^[1] Promotion to the rank of commander followed on 1 January 1899.^[2] In May 1902 he was appointed navigation (N) officer to the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Resolution, about to become flagship to Rear-Admiral George Atkinson-Willes, Second-in-Command of the Home Fleet during the Coronation Review for King Edward VII.^[3] Following the review, he was on 16 September appointed navigation officer to the battleship HMS Empress of India,^[4] serving in the Home Fleet. Promoted to captain in 1904, he served in World War I and took charge of Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf between 1914 and 1915.^[1] He commanded HMS Ocean which was sunk by a mine at Gallipoli in March 1915^[5] 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.^[1]

Hayes-Sadler was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in December 1902.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c Dix Noonan Webb
^ "No. 27040". The London Gazette. 6 January 1899. p. 84.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36759. London. 5 May 1902. p. 12.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 4.
^ Naval History
^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36948. London. 11 December 1902. p. 10.