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Revision as of 14:23, 30 May 2017
Dover was an important British base from which light forces sortied to cover the English Channel at its pinch point near Calais and Dunkirk.
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Heathcoat S. Grant, 10 January, 1917[1] – 18 June, 1917[2]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 18 June, 1917[3] – 1 June, 1918[4]
- Commodore, First Class Robert L. B. Cunliffe, – 1 August, 1942[5]
- Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 1 August, 1942[6] – 11 July, 1945
Captains Superintendent
- Captain Frederic A. H. Russel, 16 December, 1940[7] – 20 November, 1945[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
See Also