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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William Keighly-Peach|nick=Charles W. Keighly-Peach|appt=1 March, 1912<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 345.</ref>|end=1 May, 1914<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 345.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William Keighly-Peach|nick=Charles W. Keighly-Peach|appt=1 March, 1912<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 345.</ref>|end=1 May, 1914<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 345.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Samuel Townsend|nick=Cyril S. Townsend|appt=January, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 865}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Samuel Townsend|nick=Cyril S. Townsend|appt=January, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 865}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell|nick=Wellwood G. C. Maxwell|appt=2 January, 1923<ref>Maxwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>|end=26 February, 1925<ref>Maxwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Claude Hamilton|nick=John C. Hamilton|appt=1 March, 1927<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref>|end=14 March, 1929<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Claude Hamilton|nick=John C. Hamilton|appt=1 March, 1927<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref>|end=14 March, 1929<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 86.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=30 March, 1931<ref>Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=2 January, 1933<ref>Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=30 March, 1931<ref>Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=2 January, 1933<ref>Dowding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 25 May 2015
First World War
| Numbers trained by Chatham August, 1914 - August, 1918[1] | |
|---|---|
| Lieuts. (G) | 0 |
| Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s | 1 |
| Other commissioned officers R.N. | 0 |
| R.N.A.S. officers | 0 |
| R.N.V.R. officers | 78 |
| R.N.R. officers | 2289 |
| Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 75 |
| Gunners (T) | 0 |
| Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 0 |
| Boatswains | 1 |
| Gunner's Mates | 177 |
| Gunlayer I. | 61 |
| Gunlayer II. | 1064 |
| Gunlayer III. | 32 |
| P.O. (G) | 7 |
| Seaman Gunners | 3688 |
| Rangetakers | 186 |
| Lieut. (G)'s Writers | 13 |
| Divers—Seamen | 123 |
| Divers—Artisan | 32 |
| A.B. | 4134 |
| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands |
3729 |
| Trawler Ratings | 2917 |
| D.F.C. | 95 |
| Ratings for Motor Boats | 0 |
| Ratings for Tank Corps | 1214 |
| Ratings for Machine Guns | 0 |
| Ratings for Air Service | 393 |
| Motor Mechanics | 0 |
| R.N.V.R. Seamen | "otherwise included" |
| R.N.R. Seamen | 1530 |
| New Ships' Companies | 63 |
| E.R.A.s | 0 |
| Marine Recruits | 683 |
| Warrant Armourers | 0 |
| Chief Armourers | 17 |
| Armourers | 20 |
| Armourer's Mates | 38 |
| Armourer's Crew | 455 |
| Miscellaneous Officers and Men | 4388 |
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Alfred E. A. Grant, 1 June, 1908[2][3] – 31 March, 1910[4]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 31 March, 1910[5]
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 1 March, 1912[6] – 1 May, 1914[7]
- Captain Cyril S. Townsend, January, 1919[8]
- Captain Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 2 January, 1923[9] – 26 February, 1925[10]
- Captain John C. Hamilton, 1 March, 1927[11] – 14 March, 1929[12]
- Captain Arthur N. Dowding, 30 March, 1931[13] – 2 January, 1933[14]
Hubert Ardill may also have held this position.[Fact Check]
Footnotes
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918, pp. 21-22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 354.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 March, 1910. Issue 39208, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 865.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 86.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Unnumbered folio.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery and Torpedo Division (July, 1919). Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918. C.B. 902. The National Archives. ADM 186/238.
