Military Records · dossier 07
Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers
Royal Navy Commander, DSO and mention in despatches
Publication status
Published with qualification
Identity and service
What the opened records establish
The National Archives identifies his service record. Gazette notices confirm him as Sub-Lieutenant, record a DSO for Belgian-coast operations, separately list a later mention in despatches for the night of 22–23 April 1918, and promote him to Commander (Retired) in recognition of wartime service with effect from 11 November 1918.
- Life dates
- 1882–1968
- Service
- Royal Navy
- Rank or role
- Commander (Retired); formerly acting Commander
- Record period
- 1901–1919 documented Gazette sequence
- Service number
- Not used in the opened dossier
- Evidence confidence
- Qualified
Units and formations
No unit is added beyond the opened records.
Decorations and distinctions
- • Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
- • Mention in despatches
Name forms in the record
- • Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers
- • Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers
- • Lieut.-Cdr. (Act. Cdr.) Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers
Service chronology
Dated milestones linked to their evidence
- verified01
Confirmed as Sub-Lieutenant
Acting Sub-Lieutenant Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers was confirmed as Sub-Lieutenant.
- verified02
Appointed to the Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant-Commander (acting Commander) Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers was appointed DSO under operations on the Belgian coast.
- verified03
Mention in despatches
A separate later notice lists him, already styled DSO, for distinguished services on the night of 22–23 April 1918.
- verified04
Promoted Commander (Retired)
The 1919 notice promotes Lieutenant-Commander (acting Commander) Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers, DSO (Retired), to Commander (Retired), with the stated retrospective date.
Archival references
Identifiers and source register
Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers service record
The National Archives · accessed 2026-07-19
Acting Sub-Lieutenants confirmed as Sub-Lieutenants, issue 27453, page 4444
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Distinguished Service Order for Belgian-coast operations, issue 30654, supplement page 5058
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Mention in despatches, issue 30807, supplement page 8593
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Commander (Retired) promotion, issue 31271, page 4418
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers biography
The Dreadnought Project · Internet Archive · accessed 2026-07-20
Archived HTTPS snapshot used because the live page returns HTTP 403 to anonymous deterministic checks. This remains a navigation source for career chronology; Gazette and TNA records control headline claims.
Enid Mary Hammond Chambers family profile
FamilySearch · accessed 2026-07-19
Community genealogy used only to grade the sibling connector; not military evidence.
Robert Hammond-Chambers family-tree search results
MyHeritage · accessed 2026-07-20
Public family-tree search results used only as community genealogy; the listed sibling and parent-child connectors still require independent civil-record confirmation.
John Hammond-Chambers family-tree search results
MyHeritage · accessed 2026-07-20
Public family-tree search results support the reported parent-child and sibling route but are not a primary civil certificate.
Claims not carried into this dossier
- Primary civil record for the sibling connector
- Individually sourced Second World War recall and acting-Captain chronology
Publication and rights boundaries
Claim boundary: The DSO predates the separate mention for 22–23 April 1918; the dossier must not say the DSO itself was awarded for the Zeebrugge/Ostend raids. The sibling relationship remains family-tree supported.
Rights boundary: The National Archives and secondary biography links do not by themselves authorise reproduction of record images or portraits.