Herbert King-Hall

Admiral Sir Herbert Goodenough King-Hall, (15 March 1862 – 20 October 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career Born the son of Admiral Sir William King-Hall, Herbert King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1875. He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, He was appointed in command of HMS Endymion in 1903. King-Hall was appointed assistant director of Naval Intelligence in 1905 and was given command of HMS Indomitable in 1908. before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1913 and serving in that role during World War I. He led the operation to successfully destroy and then sink SMS Königsberg on the Rufiji River in Tanzania in July 1915. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1916 New Year Honours. His last appointment was as Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands in 1918.