Paymaster Director-General (Royal Navy)
The Paymaster Director-General was an appointment in the Royal Navy. On 6 March, 1918, Paymaster-in-Chief Sir John H. G. Chapple was appointed Paymaster Director-General in the Second Sea Lord's office with the relative rank of Rear-Admiral.[1] The pay was a consolidated rate of £1,200 a year. Retirement was "To be compulsory after 5 years' service in the rank of Paymaster Director-General, or at the age of 60."[2] It was therefore apparently in the nature of a temporary rank as upon retirement on 1 July Chapple became a Paymaster-in-Chief on the Retired List.
From 3 October Chapple's successor, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief William M. C. B. Whyte, was given the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.[3] This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.[4] On 20 December, 1919, the post of Paymaster Director-General with the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral was formally sanctioned, with retroactive effect from 6 March, 1918.[5] In August, 1918, the Paymaster Director-General's office was 28 West Block in the Admiralty.[6]
Paymaster Directors-General
- Paymaster-in-Chief Sir John H. G. Chapple, 6 March, 1918.[7] (Retroactively given the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral on the Retired List in 1919 with seniority of 6 March, 1918.)
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir William M. C. B. Whyte, 1 July, 1918.[8]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir Charles F. Pollard, 3 July, 1923.[9]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram C. Allen, 1 July, 1926.[10]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir H. W. Eldon Manisty, 1 July, 1929.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782..
- ↑ C.W. 34315. The National Archives. ADM 1/8543/297.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 422.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782.
- ↑ Admiralty Telephone Exchange List 1918. p. 79. Naval Historical Branch.
- ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
- ↑ Whyte service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/81/224.
- ↑ The Navy List, for July, 1924, Corrected to the 18th June, 1924. p. 407. For some reason Pollard's service record abruptly stops around 1920. Pollard service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/82/147.
- ↑ Allen service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/171/114.
- ↑ Manisty service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/171
Bibliography
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. XII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1926.
