About Hastings Harrington
Lived 1906 – 1965 (aged 59). Hastings Harrington was an Australian military personnel.
Vice Admiral Sir Wilfred Hastings "Arch" Harrington, (17 May 1906 – 17 December 1965) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1962 to 1965.
Naval service Born as the son of Hubert Ernest Harrington and his wife Laura Irene Barton, "Arch" Harrington was educated at Wychbury Preparatory School in Maryborough. In 1924, he joined the Royal Australian Naval College as a cadet midshipman. He served in the Second World War initially in command of the sloop HMAS Yarra, in which he saw action off the coast of Shatt al-Arab in Iraq in May 1941 and for which role he was mentioned in despatches.
Family In 1945, he married Agnes Janet Winser; they had two sons and two daughters.
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Who was Hastings Harrington?
Australian admiral (1906–1965)
When was Hastings Harrington born?
Hastings Harrington was born on 17 May 1906 in Maryborough.
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Hastings Harrington died on 17 December 1965 in Canberra.
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Hastings Harrington was a military personnel.
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Hastings Harrington was Australian.
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