Chatham Signal School
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Chatham Signal School was a small affair, formally instituted from humbler signal training origins at Chatham in the mid-1930s. Its staff were borne on the books of H.M.S. Pembroke.
History
It appears the school may have been shut down for the period c. 1921 – 1936.
In Command
- Lieutenant Richard H. D. Townsend, 25 March, 1908[1] – 24 March, 1909[2]
- Lieutenant Alexander R. W. Woods, 25 March, 1909[3]
- Acting Commander John H. Smith-Wright, 6 December, 1915[4] – 20 February, 1919[5]
- Commander (S) Martin E. S. Boissier, 20 February, 1919[6] – 7 March, 1921
- Command Signal Bosun Albert Lewis, 1 September, 1921[7] – 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Edward H. Kitson, 28 April, 1936[8] – 6 October, 1938
- Lieutenant-Commander Nigel de G. Waymouth, 16 November, 1938[9] – 23 August, 1939[Inference]
- Commander (retired) Hilary P. Mead, 23 August, 1939[10] – 6 September, 1942[11]
- Commander Reginald V. Barton, 6 September, 1942[12] – 17 August, 1945[13] (vice Mead)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/107. f. ?.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/107. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 354.
- ↑ Smith-Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/8. f. 212.
- ↑ Smith-Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/8. f. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 865.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 792.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1442.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/181. f. 183.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/181. f. 183.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/181. f. 183.