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| − | | Paymaster Director-General* || Paymaster Rear-Admiral | + | | Paymaster Director-General* || [[Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]] |
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| − | | Paymaster-in-Chief || Paymaster Captain | + | | [[Paymaster-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] || [[Paymaster Captain (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Captain]] |
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| − | | Fleet Paymaster || Paymaster Commander | + | | [[Fleet Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Fleet Paymaster]] || [[Paymaster Commander (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Commander]] |
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| − | | Staff Paymaster || Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander | + | | [[Staff Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Staff Paymaster]] || [[Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander]] |
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| − | | Assistant Paymaster || Paymaster Lieutenant | + | | [[Assistant Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Assistant Paymaster]] || [[Paymaster Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Lieutenant]] |
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| − | | Clerk || Paymaster Midshipman | + | | [[Clerk (Royal Navy)|Clerk]] || [[Paymaster Midshipman (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Midshipman]] |
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| − | | Assistant Clerk || Paymaster Cadet | + | | [[Assistant Clerk (Royal Navy)|Assistant Clerk]] || [[Paymaster Cadet (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Cadet]] |
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Revision as of 14:53, 18 May 2023
Entry
Uniform
In a memorandum dated 28 December, 1863, it was announced that Queen Victoria had sanctioned the introduction of white velvet stripes between the distinction lace of officers of the "Paymasters' Department".[1] By Memorandum No. 1 E of 14 January, 1864, it was clarified that the white stripes were to be a quarter of an inch wide and had to be worn by 1 July.[2]
Numbers
By Order in Council of 12 November, 1900, the number of Fleet Paymasters, Staff Paymasters, and Paymasters, was increased to 250. The number of Assistant Paymasters and Clerks was fixed at 300, and the numbers of Assistant Clerks was to be regulated at the discretion of the Admiralty.[3]
Ranks
| Before November, 1918. | After November, 1918. |
|---|---|
| Paymaster Director-General* | Paymaster Rear-Admiral |
| Paymaster-in-Chief | Paymaster Captain |
| Fleet Paymaster | Paymaster Commander |
| Staff Paymaster | Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander |
| Assistant Paymaster | Paymaster Lieutenant |
| Clerk | Paymaster Midshipman |
| Assistant Clerk | Paymaster Cadet |
- Paymaster Director-General was initially an appointment only, but the rank of Paymaster-Rear-Admiral was retroactively applied to it by Order in Council of 20 December, 1919.[4]
Paymaster Directors-General
- Paymaster-in-Chief Sir John H. G. Chapple, 6 March, 1918[5]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral William M. C. B. Whyte, 1 July, 1918[6]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Charles F. Pollard, 1923[Citation needed]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1863. p. 388.
- ↑ Memorandum No. 1 E dated 14 January, 1864. The National Archives. ADM 7/892.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. p. 147.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31705. p. 15854. 23 December, 1919.
- ↑ Chapple Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/12. f. 367.
- ↑ Whyte Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/81. f. 69.
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