Difference between revisions of "East Coast of England Station"
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Alexander Ballard|nick=George A. Ballard|appt=6 November, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 29a}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, East Coast of England|end=1 May, 1916<ref>Ballard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 65.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=George Alexander Ballard|nick=George A. Ballard|appt=6 November, 1915{{UKCeased|f. 29a}}|as=Rear-Admiral Commanding, East Coast of England|end=1 May, 1916<ref>Ballard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 65.</ref>|precBy=[[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]] as [[Admiral of Patrols]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=1 May, 1916<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>{{SMNLSep17|p. 4}}|end=15 July, 1918<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=1 May, 1916<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>{{SMNLSep17|p. 4}}|end=15 July, 1918<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|nick=Sir Edward F. B. Charlton|appt=14 July, 1918<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>|end=30 August, 1919<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|nick=Sir Edward F. B. Charlton|appt=14 July, 1918<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>|end=30 August, 1919<ref>Charlton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 13 June 2018
East Coast of England Station was formed in late 1915 as the doctrine of patrol defence was being replaced by that of coastal defence. The same change eradicated the post of Admiral of Patrols.
Senior Officers and Commanders-in-Chief
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral George A. Ballard, 6 November, 1915[1] – 1 May, 1916[2]
- Vice-Admiral Stuart Nicholson, 1 May, 1916[3][4] – 15 July, 1918[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Edward F. B. Charlton, 14 July, 1918[6] – 30 August, 1919[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 29a.
- ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 4.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
