The Papers of Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett

Hughes-Hallett was born in December 1901, serving as a Midshipman in "HMS Lion", May 1918; in the Norwegian campaign, 1940, in "HMS Devonshire" (despatches); was the Naval Commander during the Dieppe Raid; Commodore Commanding Channel Assault Force and Naval Chief of Staff (X), 1942 and 1943; Captain of "HMS Jamaica", December 1943; in command of "HMS Vernon", 1946-8 and of "HMS Illustrious", 1948-9; Vice-Controller of the Navy, 1950-2; and Flag Officer, Heavy Squadron, Home Fleet, 1952-3.

He retired from the navy in September 1954 on his adoption as a Conservative Parliamentary candidate. He served as the MP for East (later North East) Croydon, 1954-64. He was a British Representative at the Council of Europe, 1958-60; and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport for Shipping and Shipbuilding, 1961-4.

He died in 1972.

"Before I forget", annotated draft of Hughes-Hallett's memoir on Combined Operations, 1941-5, including his memoir of the Dieppe Raid and the planning for D-Day (Operation Overlord); with a letter to him from Winston Churchill MP (Prime Minister), 19 September 1954

The Papers were deposited at Churchill Archives Centre by Richard Hughes-Hallett in December 1990.

The papers are owned by Churchill College.

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill Archives Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. A prior appointment and two forms of identification are required.

Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holder and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.

Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett, HHLT

Churchill Archives Centre also holds the memoirs of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hughes-Hallett, GBR/0014/HUHT. Fuller versions of the memoir are held by the National Archives of Canada and the Imperial War Museum, London, England

A copy of this finding aid is available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London and on the Janus website, http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/.

This collection (fonds) level description and catalogue of the papers was compiled by Andrew Riley of Churchill Archives Centre in May 2003, using information obtained from " Who's Who 1897-1996" (A&C Black).