Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
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Vice-Admirals and Rear-Admirals Commanding
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart., 21 March, 1919.[1]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan, Bart., 31 March, 1921.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field, 15 May, 1923.[3]
- Vice-Admiral Cyril T. M. Fuller, 30 April, 1925.[4]
- Vice-Admiral Frederic C. Dreyer, 21 May, 1927.[5]
- Vice-Admiral A. Dudley P. R. Pound, 21 May, 1929.[6]
- Vice-Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, 24 April, 1931.[7]
- Vice-Admiral William M. James, 15 August, 1932.[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sidney R. Bailey, 15 August, 1934.[9]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, 12 August, 1936.[10]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 3 July, 1937.[11]
- Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Layton, 21 August, 1938.[12]
- Rear-Admiral William J. Whitworth, 1 June, 1939.[13]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. f. 8.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 249.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 247.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1925. Issue 43949, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 21 May, 1927. Issue 44587, col G, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 21 May, 1929. Issue 45208, col D, p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue 45805, col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 August, 1932. Issue 46211, col E, p. 13.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 August, 1934. Issue 46832, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 July, 1936. Issue 47439, col D, p. 17.
- ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 23 July, 1938. Issue 48054, col A, p. 17.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.
Bibliography
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