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This roster held through at least July, 1919.{{SMNLJun19|p. 10}}{{SMNLJul19|p. 10}}
 
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==Vice-Admirals and Rear-Admirals Commanding==
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==In Command==
 
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.|appt=21 March, 1919{{UKCeased|f. 8}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.|appt=8 April, 1919<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 291.</ref>|end=31 March, 1921<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 291.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Sir Walter H. Cowan, Bart.|appt=31 March, 1921<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 249.</ref>|15 May, 1923<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 249.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Sir Walter H. Cowan, Bart.|appt=31 March, 1921<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 249.</ref>|end=15 May, 1923<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 249.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Frederick Laurence Field|nick=Sir Frederick L. Field|appt=15 May, 1923<ref>Field Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 247.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Frederick Laurence Field|nick=Sir Frederick L. Field|appt=15 May, 1923<ref>Field Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 247.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron|end=13 October, 1924<ref>Field Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  p. 247.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=30 April, 1925<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 30 April, 1925.  Issue '''43949''', col E, p. 10.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=30 April, 1925<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 30 April, 1925.  Issue '''43949''', col E, p. 10.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron|end=21 May, 1927<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 215.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Frederic Charles Dreyer|nick=Frederic C. Dreyer|appt=21 May, 1927<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 May, 1927.  Issue '''44587''', col G, p. 9.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Frederic Charles Dreyer|nick=Frederic C. Dreyer|appt=21 May, 1927<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 May, 1927.  Issue '''44587''', col G, p. 9.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron|end=21 May, 1929<ref>Dreyer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 156.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|nick=A. Dudley P. R. Pound|appt=21 May, 1929<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 21 May, 1929.  Issue '''45208''', col D, p. 23.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|nick=A. Dudley P. R. Pound|appt=21 May, 1929<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 21 May, 1929.  Issue '''45208''', col D, p. 23.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron|end=24 April, 1931<ref>Pound Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 294.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Wilfred Tomkinson|nick=Wilfred Tomkinson|appt=24 April, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 24 April, 1931.  Issue '''45805''', col G, p. 6.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Wilfred Tomkinson|nick=Wilfred Tomkinson|appt=24 April, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 24 April, 1931.  Issue '''45805''', col G, p. 6.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Milbourne James|nick=William M. James|appt=15 August, 1932<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 August, 1932.  Issue '''46211''', col E, p. 13.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=William Milbourne James|nick=William M. James|appt=15 August, 1932<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 August, 1932.  Issue '''46211''', col E, p. 13.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Sidney Robert Bailey|nick=Sidney R. Bailey|appt=15 August, 1934<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 August, 1934.  Issue '''46832''', col F, p. 7.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Sidney Robert Bailey|nick=Sidney R. Bailey|appt=15 August, 1934<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 14 August, 1934.  Issue '''46832''', col F, p. 7.</ref>|end=23 November, 1936<ref>Bailey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/15.|}} f. 218.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Geoffrey Blake|nick=Sir Geoffrey Blake|appt=12 August, 1936<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 29 July, 1936.  Issue '''47439''', col D, p. 17.</ref>|end=3 July, 1937<ref>Blake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}}  f. 349.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Geoffrey Blake|nick=Sir Geoffrey Blake|appt=12 August, 1936<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 29 July, 1936.  Issue '''47439''', col D, p. 17.</ref>|end=3 July, 1937<ref>Blake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.}}  f. 349.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Sir Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=3 July, 1937<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 3 July, 1937.  Issue '''47727''', col F, p. 14.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Vice-Admiral|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Sir Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=3 July, 1937<ref>"Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 3 July, 1937.  Issue '''47727''', col F, p. 14.</ref>|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron|end=21 August, 1938<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=21 August, 1938<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 23 July, 1938.  Issue '''48054''', col A, p. 17.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=23 July, 1938<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|ass=21 August, 1938<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 23 July, 1938.  Issue '''48054''', col A, p. 17.</ref>|end=January, 1939<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=1 June, 1939<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 1 June, 1939.  Issue '''48320''', col E, p. 9.</ref>|end=11 March, 1940}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=1 June, 1939<ref>"The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 1 June, 1939.  Issue '''48320''', col E, p. 9.</ref><ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 224.</ref>|end=11 March, 1940}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=Sir James F. Somerville|appt=30 June, 1940|end=10 August, 1940}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=Sir James F. Somerville|appt=28 June, 1940<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>|end=10 August, 1940{{CN}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=10 August, 1940|end=8 May, 1941}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=10 August, 1940|end=7 May, 1941<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 224.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Lancelot Ernest Holland|nick=Lancelot E. Holland|appt=12 May, 1941|end=24 May, 1941|succBy=Command Abolished|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Lancelot Ernest Holland|nick=Lancelot E. Holland|appt=7 May, 1941<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>|end=24 May, 1941<ref>Holland Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/23.|D7576694}} f. 23.</ref>|succBy=Command Abolished|as=Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron}}
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{{TenureListEnd}}
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==Other Personnel==
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===Squadron Gunnery Officer===
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<div name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Squadron Gunnery Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=9 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Lionel Victor Wells|nick=Lionel V. Wells|appt=16 January, 1921<ref>Wells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/181.|D7604279}}, f. 97.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=15 May, 1923<ref>Wells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/181.|D7604279}}, f. 97.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Arthur Buckley|nick=Frederick A. Buckley|appt=15 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=27 July, 1925}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey David Taylor|nick=Geoffrey D. Taylor|appt=27 July, 1925<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>|end=30 March, 1926<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/160.|}} f. 517.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Robert Mends|nick=Robert Mends|appt=30 March, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 246}}|end=25 July, 1928{{FC}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Wilfrid Rupert Patterson|nick=Wilfrid R. Patterson|appt=10 June, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Robert Don Oliver|nick=Robert D. Oliver|appt=24 April, 1931<ref>Oliver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/58.|}}  f. 58.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 246}}|end=24 April, 1933<ref>Oliver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/58.|}}  f. 58.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''') ('''I''', ''It'')|name=Thomas Lubbock Beevor|nick=Thomas L. Beevor|appt=24 April, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 247}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|nick=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|appt=30 August, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 247}}|end=July, 1935}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''G''')|name=Henry Alexander King|nick=Henry A. King|appt=19 July, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 247}}|end=}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeFGO>
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===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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<div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Walter Neville Lapage|nick=Walter N. Lapage|appt=4 March, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=31 March, 1921|precBy=New Formation}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Francis Hugh Sandford|nick=Francis H. Sandford|appt=8 August, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=15 May, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Reginald Henry Portal|nick=Reginald H. Portal|appt=21 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=21 May, 1929}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=7 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 263}}<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>|end=14 December, 1932<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/136.|}} f. 136.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''T''')|name=Peter Skelton|nick=Peter Skelton|appt=21 November, 1932{{NLOct35|p. 247}}|end=}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeFTO>
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===Squadron W/T Officer===
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<div name=fredbot:officeFWO otitle="Squadron W/T Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{MajRM}}|name=Edward Gillespie|nick=Edward Gillespie|appt=14 March, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=|precBy=New Formation}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Saumarez Daniel|nick=Charles S. Daniel|appt=10 April, 1922<ref>Daniel Service Record.  {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=14 November, 1923<ref>Daniel Service Record.  {{TNA|196/56/148.|}} f. 150.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth|nick=Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth|appt=14 November, 1923<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=14 April, 1926<ref>Bowyer-Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/63.|}} f. 65.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=14 April, 1926<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 246}}|end=3 June, 1928<ref>Glover Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/66.|}} f. 68.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Geoffrey Barnard Hartley|nick=William G. B. Hartley|appt=3 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Basil Rupert Willett|nick=Basil R. Willett|appt=16 April, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 263}}|end=15 December, 1931<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Vernon Robinson|nick=Charles V. Robinson|appt=15 December, 1931<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 246}}|end=24 November, 1933<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=John Peter Lorne Reid|nick=John P. L. Reid|appt=15 August, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 247}}|end=1934}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Frederick William St. Quintin|nick=Charles F. W. St. Quintin|appt=14 August, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 247}}|end=|note=and as Signal Officer}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeFWO>
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===Squadron Signal Officer===
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<div name=fredbot:officeFSO otitle="Squadron Signal Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Roden Henry Victor Buxton|nick=Roden H. V. Buxton|appt=9 September, 1919<ref>Buxton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=31 March, 1921<ref>Buxton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/26.|}} f. 25.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=Claud Boothby Graham-Watson|nick=Claud B. Graham-Watson|appt=31 March, 1921<ref>Graham-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/82.|}} f. 84.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=15 May, 1923<ref>Graham-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/82.|}} f. 84.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=15 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=30 April, 1925}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Basil Rupert Willett|nick=Basil R. Willett|appt=30 April, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 246}}|end=15 May, 1927}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''S''')|name=John Harvey Forbes Crombie|nick=John H. F. Crombie|appt=21 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=1929{{FC}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=James Parrington Gornall|nick=James P. Gornall|appt=24 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 262}}|end=late 1931}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=John Peter Lorne Reid|nick=John P. L. Reid|appt=15 August, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 247}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''S''')|name=Charles Frederick William St. Quintin|nick=Charles F. W. St. Quintin|appt=14 August, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 247}}|end=|note=and as W/T Officer}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeFSO>
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===Squadron Navigating Officer===
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<div name=fredbot:officeFNO otitle="Squadron Navigating Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=John H. D. Cunningham|appt=5 July, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|end=|precBy=New Formation}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Neville Brevoort Carey Brock|nick=Neville B. C. Brock|appt=31 March, 1921<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/31.|}} f. 434.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 768}}|end=28 July, 1923<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/31.|}} f. 434.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=John Guy Protheroe Vivian|nick=John G. P. Vivian|appt=28 July, 1923<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 246}}|end=31 July, 1925<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/54.|}} f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Hope Gell|nick=William H. Gell|appt=27 July, 1925{{NLJan26|p. 246}}|end=|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=15 November, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 245}}|end=1929|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=William Gordon Benn|nick=William G. Benn|appt=8 June, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 263}}|end=June, 1931{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Charles Henry Champness|nick=Charles H. Champness|appt=11 June, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 246}}|end=|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Eric Vernon Lees|nick=Eric V. Lees|appt=30 August, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 247}}|end=February, 1936{{INF}}|note=and as Staff Officer (Operations)}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Eric Douglas Brooke|nick=Eric D. Brooke|appt=15 February, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 248}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 10:58, 12 April 2023

The Battle Cruiser Squadron was formed in 1919 to act as a single formation of battlecruisers to serve the Royal Navy's post-war needs.

It was formed by taking Lion from her position as flagship of the Battle Cruiser Force and adding her to the most modern of the battlecruisers from the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, which was, in fact, the only B.C.S. still extant.

Composition

May, 1919

Upon its creation, the Battle Cruiser Squadron was comprised of:[1]

This roster held through at least July, 1919.[2][3]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Other Personnel

Squadron Gunnery Officer

Squadron Torpedo Officer

Squadron W/T Officer

Squadron Signal Officer

Squadron Navigating Officer

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 10.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 10.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 10.
  4. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
  5. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 291.
  6. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
  7. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
  8. ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 247.
  9. ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 247.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1925. Issue 43949, col E, p. 10.
  11. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 215.
  12. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 21 May, 1927. Issue 44587, col G, p. 9.
  13. ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 156.
  14. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 21 May, 1929. Issue 45208, col D, p. 23.
  15. ↑ Pound Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 294.
  16. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue 45805, col G, p. 6.
  17. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 August, 1932. Issue 46211, col E, p. 13.
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