Louis Keppel Hamilton

Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton
Rear Admiral Keppel Hamilton, second from left, meets King George VI aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943
Born(1890-12-31)31 December 1890
St George Hanover Square, London
Died27 June 1957(1957-06-27) (aged 66)
King Edward VII's Hospital, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1908–1948
RankAdmiral
CommandsChief of the Australian Naval Staff (1945–1948)
Flag Officer, Malta (1943–45)
1st Cruiser Squadron (1942–43)
Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas (1941)
HMS Aurora (1940)
HMS Ambuscade (1928–29)
HMS Wild Swan (1927–28)
HMS Wanderer (1927)
HMS Taurus (1917–18)
HMS Moorsom (1915–16)
Battles / warsFirst World War

Second World War

AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class (Russia)
War Cross (Norway)

Admiral Sir Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton KCB, DSO & Bar (31 December 1890 – 27 June 1957) was a senior Royal Navy officer who was Flag Officer in Malta (1943–1945) and later served as First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal Australian Navy. During his early career he was generally known as L. H. Keppel Hamilton.