Saburō Hyakutake

Saburō Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武三郎) (June 3, 1872 – October 30, 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.

Saburō Hyakutake
Japanese Admiral Saburō Hyakutake
BornJune 3, 1872
Saga Prefecture, Japan
DiedOctober 30, 1963(1963-10-30) (aged 91)
Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1894–1928
Rank Admiral
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Other workGrand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944)

Biography

Hyakutake was born in Saga Prefecture. His younger brothers Gengo and Harukichi also became high ranking military officers.

Hyakutake was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He was a veteran of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.[1]

Tsuneo Matsudaira, Shigetarō Shimada, Mineichi Koga, and Saburō Hyakutake, aboard Battleship Musashi, 24 June 1943


Bibliography
  • Asian Historical Document Center "常備艦隊及附属艦船乗員表" (List of Crewmen of the Standing Fleet and Attached Vessels),（ref:C06061767700）.
  • Fukukawa Hideki『日本海軍将官辞典』(Dictionary of Japanese Naval Officers), Fuyōshobō, 2000.
  • Hando Kazutoshi and others "歴代海軍大将全覧" (Complete List of All Admirals of the Japanese Navy), Chūō Kōron Shinsha、2005.
  • Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本陸海軍総合事典 第2版" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army, Second Edition), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2005.
  • Toyama Misao, ed. "陸海軍将官人事総覧 海軍篇" (Personnel Sourcebook on Japanese Military Officers, Navy Edition), Fuyōshobō, 1981.

References
  1. 「百武三郎日記」を新発見 佐賀出身、元侍従長 佐賀新聞 2014年9月9日閲覧


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