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Gordon Hubback

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Hubback married Elizabeth Pearson Rogers in 1930, with whom he had one son. His first wife died in 1949, and he married Sheila Mary Roberton the same year.
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Gordon Hubback was born on 11 September 1902 to Margaret Rose Frances (Daisy) Voules and
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and in July 1944 he became Assistant Director of Plans at the Admiralty.
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who was working as an architect in Malaya. He was educated at the
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in March 1943. In July of that year he joined the staff of the
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in 1947 and then Commodore at the Royal Naval Barracks at
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In retirement he became Managing Director of the newly
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in 1958, and retired from the navy in November 1958.
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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in 1950. He went on to be Admiral Superintendent at
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People educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Royal Navy
Vice Admiral
HMS Gregale
HMS Glasgow
World War II
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Vice Admiral
KBE
CB
Royal Navy
Fourth Sea Lord
Arthur Benison Hubback
Royal Naval College, Osborne
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
World War II
Admiralty
Norwegian campaign
Commanding Officer
HMS Gregale
Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet
cruiser
HMS Glasgow
Malta
Lee-on-the-Solent
HM Naval Base Portsmouth
vice-admiral

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