Arthur Hayes-Sadler

Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler CBE CSI (9 October 1865 – 9 February 1952) was a senior Royal Navy officer during World War I.

Naval career
Born the son Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG, Arthur Hayes-Sadler joined the Royal Navy in 1877. He took part in the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and then served with the Naval Brigade. Promoted to Captain in 1904, he served in World War I and took charge of Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf between 1914 and 1915. He commanded HMS Ocean which was sunk by a mine at Gallipoli in March 1915 and also took the surrender of the Turks in December 1915. Promoted to Rear Admiral in July 1915, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Aegean Station with his flag in HMS Lord Nelson in August 1916. He retired in 1924.