William King-Hall
Sir William King-Hall, was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1877 to 1879.Naval career
King-Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1829, and took part in operations off the coast of Syria in 1840. Promoted to Captain in 1853 he commanded during the bombardment and capture of Fort Bomarsund and then commanded during the attack on the Fortress of Sveaborg near Helsinki during the Crimean War.
King-Hall also commanded during the Second Opium War and took part in the first attack on Canton in late 1856 and then the assault on the Taku Forts in 1858. He later commanded,, and then.
King-Hall was appointed Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard in 1865, Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1871 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1877 before retiring in 1881.Family
In 1848 King-Hall married Louisa Forman and in 1880 he married Charlotte Tillotson : they had two sons and one daughter.
There is a tablet in his memory at St Annes Church in Sutton Bonnington, Nottinghamshire.
