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The following obituary for William Hutcheon Hall appeared in the Times newspaper.
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |
| Date | Obituary |
| 27 June 1878 | Admiral Sir William Hutcheon Hall, K.C.B., F.R.S., died on Tuesday of cerebral apoplexy at his residence in Phillimore-gardens, Campden-hill. Sir William Hall entered the Navy as a first-class volunteer in 1811, was midshipman in the Lyra in 1816, and accompanied Lord Amherst's Embassy to China. He afterwards served in the West Indies and Egypt, and during the first China war in 1841 he commanded the East India Company's war steamer Nemesis, which was lent by the Admiralty, and was present in 21 engagements, was wounded, was mentioned with distinction in ten different despatches, received the thanks of the Governor-General in Council, and was presented by the crew of the vessel with a sword. His exploits in Chinese waters gained for him the name of "Nemesis Hall." In 1843 he was appointed steam commander of the Queen's yacht. In the Russian war of 1654-55 he commanded the Hecla and the Blenheim in the Baltic, and was present at the destruction of the forts at Eckness, where he was wounded, and at the capture of Bomarsund. For these services he was appointed a Companion of the Bath, and in 1867 he was nominated a Knight Commander of the Order. He was placed on the active list of rear-admirals in 1863, and of vice-admirals in 1869, and went on the retired list of admirals in 1875. He married in 1845 the Hon. Hilare Caroline Byng, daughter of the late Vice-Admiral, sixth Viscount Torrington. Admiral Hall took a great interest in the welfare of sailors, and was instrumental in establishing sailors’ homes and lifeboat institutions in various parts of the country. |
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