Born on 31 August 1884 and educated at
Bedford School, Talbot served in the
Royal Navy during the First World War becoming commanding officer of the
submarine HMS J5 in May 1916 and of the former
passenger ship HMS Ambrose in September 1918. He was in command of
HMS Ambrose at the time of her journey to Hong Kong in 1920. He was appointed
Aide-de-camp to
King George V and became commanding officer of the
cruiser HMS Inconstant in July 1921, of the
aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in July 1925 and of the
battlecruiser HMS Renown in April 1929. He went on to be Director of Naval Equipment at the
Admiralty in 1932 and
Rear Admiral, Submarines in 1934. Talbot became
Director of Dockyards at the Admiralty in 1937 and continued in that role throughout
Second World War until he retired in 1946. He was invested Knight Commander of the
Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the
1939 Birthday Honours and Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath (KCB) in the
1947 Birthday Honours. There is a memorial window given by him and his wife in the Submariners' chapel,
Fort Blockhouse in memory of two of his sons who died in submarines in world war 2 . He died in
Penberth,
Cornwall on 17 March 1970. An account of his life can be seen on the www.maritimequest.com website ==Family==