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| − | '''Folkestone''' was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | + | The port town of '''Folkestone''' on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. |
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Folkestone" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Folkestone" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|nick=Bentinck J. D. Yelverton|appt={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Pennant Athelwold Iremonger Lloyd|nick=Pennant A. I. Lloyd|appt=30 October, 1914|end=15 September, 1916|note=died in this posting}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}} (retired)|name=Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|nick=Bentinck J. D. Yelverton|appt=18 September, 1916<ref>Yelverton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/131.|D7579046}} f. 135.</ref>|end=21 October, 1919<ref>Yelverton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/131.|D7579046}} f. 135.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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| + | ==Naval Transport Officers in Charge== | ||
| + | <div name=fredbot:officeNTOiC otitle="Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Folkestone" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=George Frederick Gerald Woodhall|nick=George F. G. Woodhall|appt=16 August, 1915<ref>Woodhall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/354.|D7602246}} f. ?.</ref>|end=13 September, 1916<ref>Woodhall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/354.|D7602246}} f. ?.</ref>|note=died of meningitis}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Herbert Moseley Perfect|nick=Herbert M. Perfect|appt=18 September, 1916|end=10 November, 1916}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=James Thompson Blake|nick=James T. Blake|appt=10 November, 1916|end=31 January, 1919}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeNTOiC> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Royal Navy Fleets and Stations]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Fleets and Stations]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 9 December 2018
The port town of Folkestone on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
- Captain Pennant A. I. Lloyd, 30 October, 1914 – 15 September, 1916 (died in this posting)
- Rear-Admiral (retired) Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 18 September, 1916[1] – 21 October, 1919[2]
- Commander (retired) George F. G. Woodhall, 16 August, 1915[3] – 13 September, 1916[4] (died of meningitis)
- Commander (retired) Herbert M. Perfect, 18 September, 1916 – 10 November, 1916
- Commander (retired) James T. Blake, 10 November, 1916 – 31 January, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/131. f. 135.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/131. f. 135.
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/354. f. ?.
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/354. f. ?.
