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Forty candidates were selected as naval cadets following several days of examination commencing on 25 November, 1885. Their examination scores were as follows.<ref>"Cadetships In The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8; Issue 31622.</ref> | Forty candidates were selected as naval cadets following several days of examination commencing on 25 November, 1885. Their examination scores were as follows.<ref>"Cadetships In The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8; Issue 31622.</ref> | ||
− | # [[Thomas Parry Bonham]], 1543 | + | The prior education noted for some of the men is obtained from classified ads in various issues of the ''Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle'', e.g. 18 Jun 1887, p. 3, 3 Dec 1887, p. 4 and 25 Aug 1888, p. 4. |
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+ | # [[Thomas Parry Bonham]], {{PS-Eastman}} 1543 | ||
# [[Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot]], 1440 (b 1872, Midshipman, disch service O.R. 17 Aug 1891, d 25 Sep 1916 in France as 2 Lt. in Grenadier Guardsmen) | # [[Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot]], 1440 (b 1872, Midshipman, disch service O.R. 17 Aug 1891, d 25 Sep 1916 in France as 2 Lt. in Grenadier Guardsmen) | ||
− | # [[Charles Walter Campbell Strickland]], 1375 (b 27 Feb 1873, Cdr., d 14 Sep 1918, train accident) | + | # [[Charles Walter Campbell Strickland]], {{PS-Stubbington}} 1375 (b 27 Feb 1873, Cdr., d 14 Sep 1918, train accident) |
# [[Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell]], 1331 | # [[Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell]], 1331 | ||
# [[Mervyn Hugh Cobbe]], 1310 | # [[Mervyn Hugh Cobbe]], 1310 | ||
− | # [[Doveton James Greentree]], 1289 | + | # [[Doveton James Greentree]], 1289 (b 28 Jul 1872, Midshipman, withdrew from service after C.M., 1891) |
− | # [[George Herbert Spilsbury Potter]], 1280 | + | # [[George Herbert Spilsbury Potter]], 1280 (b 4 Oct 1872, Lt. Cdr., retired unfit 4 Apr 1901, d 27 Jul 1932) |
# [[John Barff Hancock]], 1249 | # [[John Barff Hancock]], 1249 | ||
− | # [[Bertram Sutton Evans]], 1246 | + | # [[Bertram Sutton Evans]], {{PS-Stubbington}} 1246 |
# [[Berkeley Holme-Sumner]], 1238 | # [[Berkeley Holme-Sumner]], 1238 | ||
# [[John Paul Irven]], 1232 | # [[John Paul Irven]], 1232 | ||
− | # [[Richard Hyde]], 1227 | + | # [[Richard Hyde]], {{PS-Eastman}} 1227 |
− | # [[Hugh Nicholas Granville Stucley]], 1217 | + | # [[Hugh Nicholas Granville Stucley]], 1217 (b 22 Jun 1873, Lt. Cdr., ) |
− | # [[Charles Louis Boulnois]], 1216 | + | # [[Charles Louis Boulnois]], 1216 (b 24 Apr 1873, Lt., d 23 Feb 189X, enteric fever) |
− | # [[Edmund Lowry]], 1212 | + | # [[Edmund Lowry]], 1212 (not found at TNA) |
# [[Harry Anthony Pownall Glossop]], 1211 | # [[Harry Anthony Pownall Glossop]], 1211 | ||
# [[Hepworth Staley Alton]], 1208 | # [[Hepworth Staley Alton]], 1208 | ||
− | # [[Philip Colquhoun Pearson]], 1207 | + | # [[Philip Colquhoun Pearson]], {{PS-Eastman}} 1207 (b 24 Aug 1872, retired Capt., d 11 Sep 1933) |
− | # [[Gerard John Sands]], 1195 | + | # [[Gerard John Sands]], 1195 (b 16 Nov 1872, Midshipman, resigned 17 Dec 1890) |
− | # [[Arthur Charles Harbord]], 1190 | + | # [[Arthur Charles Harbord]], {{PS-Eastman}} 1190 (b 16 Oct 1872, Midshipman, resigned 9 Sep 1891) |
− | # [[Francis Evelyn Massy Dawson]], 1186 | + | # [[Francis Evelyn Massy-Dawson]], {{PS-Stubbington}} 1186 |
# [[Pasfield Victor Oliver]], 1185 | # [[Pasfield Victor Oliver]], 1185 | ||
− | # [[Francis Waldemar Theodore Meister]], 1184 | + | # [[Francis Waldemar Theodore Meister]], 1184 (b 17 Dec 1872, Sub Lt., d 23 Feb 1894 in action against Fodi Silah while in {{UK-Magpie}}) |
# [[Peter William Edward Hill]], 1173 | # [[Peter William Edward Hill]], 1173 | ||
− | # [[James Bowhill Mason]], 1160 | + | # [[James Bowhill Mason]], 1160 (b 18 Aug 1872, Lt., d 1902, drowned in Pacific while in {{UK-Condor}}, date unknown) |
− | # [[William Thornton Pinder Wilson]], 1150 | + | # [[William Thornton Pinder Wilson]], 1150 (b 22 Aug 1872, ret Cdr., retired O.R. 30 Jun 1912) |
# [[Arthur Herbert Charles Chesney Home]], 1147 | # [[Arthur Herbert Charles Chesney Home]], 1147 | ||
# [[William Archibald Howard Kelly]], 1144 | # [[William Archibald Howard Kelly]], 1144 | ||
# [[Harry Charles John Roberts West]], 1141 | # [[Harry Charles John Roberts West]], 1141 | ||
# [[Frederic Henry Walter]], 1137 | # [[Frederic Henry Walter]], 1137 | ||
− | # [[John Davies Rogers]], 1134 | + | # [[John Davies Rogers]], 1134 (b 7 Aug 1872, ret Cdr., d 8 May 1947, accidental drowning) |
# [[Gerald Thomas Fleetwood Pike]], 1133 | # [[Gerald Thomas Fleetwood Pike]], 1133 | ||
− | # [[Ernest Foster Gregory]], 1123 | + | # [[Ernest Foster Gregory]], 1123 (b 15 Jan 1873, ret Capt., ) |
− | # [[Henry | + | # [[Henry Bernard Montagu]], 1122 |
# [[Astle Scott Littlejohns]], 1121 | # [[Astle Scott Littlejohns]], 1121 | ||
# [[Robert William Francis Travers]], 1120 | # [[Robert William Francis Travers]], 1120 | ||
− | # [[Hugh Barrington Le Fanu]], 1113 | + | # [[Hugh Barrington Le Fanu]], 1113 (b 11 Nov 1872, ret Capt., |
# [[George Cecil Hardy]], 1101 | # [[George Cecil Hardy]], 1101 | ||
# [[Cecil Henry Fox]], 1086 | # [[Cecil Henry Fox]], 1086 | ||
# [[Arthur Gordon Smith]], 1082 | # [[Arthur Gordon Smith]], 1082 | ||
− | Additionally, [[Murray Fraser Sueter]] is simply listed as a candidate for Service Cadetship and [[Frederickson Donald Mackay Guggisberg]] is listed as a candidate for Colonial Cadetship. [[Norman Litchfield Stanley]] is also noted, in his service record, to have been part of this term. | + | Additionally, [[Murray Fraser Sueter]] is simply listed as a candidate for Service Cadetship and [[Frederickson Donald Mackay Guggisberg]] (not found at TNA) is listed as a candidate for Colonial Cadetship. [[Norman Litchfield Stanley]] is also noted, in his service record, to have been part of this term. |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Latest revision as of 09:03, 29 August 2019
Forty candidates were selected as naval cadets following several days of examination commencing on 25 November, 1885. Their examination scores were as follows.[1]
The prior education noted for some of the men is obtained from classified ads in various issues of the Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle, e.g. 18 Jun 1887, p. 3, 3 Dec 1887, p. 4 and 25 Aug 1888, p. 4.
- Thomas Parry Bonham, (Eastman's Academy) 1543
- Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot, 1440 (b 1872, Midshipman, disch service O.R. 17 Aug 1891, d 25 Sep 1916 in France as 2 Lt. in Grenadier Guardsmen)
- Charles Walter Campbell Strickland, (Stubbington House School) 1375 (b 27 Feb 1873, Cdr., d 14 Sep 1918, train accident)
- Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell, 1331
- Mervyn Hugh Cobbe, 1310
- Doveton James Greentree, 1289 (b 28 Jul 1872, Midshipman, withdrew from service after C.M., 1891)
- George Herbert Spilsbury Potter, 1280 (b 4 Oct 1872, Lt. Cdr., retired unfit 4 Apr 1901, d 27 Jul 1932)
- John Barff Hancock, 1249
- Bertram Sutton Evans, (Stubbington House School) 1246
- Berkeley Holme-Sumner, 1238
- John Paul Irven, 1232
- Richard Hyde, (Eastman's Academy) 1227
- Hugh Nicholas Granville Stucley, 1217 (b 22 Jun 1873, Lt. Cdr., )
- Charles Louis Boulnois, 1216 (b 24 Apr 1873, Lt., d 23 Feb 189X, enteric fever)
- Edmund Lowry, 1212 (not found at TNA)
- Harry Anthony Pownall Glossop, 1211
- Hepworth Staley Alton, 1208
- Philip Colquhoun Pearson, (Eastman's Academy) 1207 (b 24 Aug 1872, retired Capt., d 11 Sep 1933)
- Gerard John Sands, 1195 (b 16 Nov 1872, Midshipman, resigned 17 Dec 1890)
- Arthur Charles Harbord, (Eastman's Academy) 1190 (b 16 Oct 1872, Midshipman, resigned 9 Sep 1891)
- Francis Evelyn Massy-Dawson, (Stubbington House School) 1186
- Pasfield Victor Oliver, 1185
- Francis Waldemar Theodore Meister, 1184 (b 17 Dec 1872, Sub Lt., d 23 Feb 1894 in action against Fodi Silah while in Magpie)
- Peter William Edward Hill, 1173
- James Bowhill Mason, 1160 (b 18 Aug 1872, Lt., d 1902, drowned in Pacific while in Condor, date unknown)
- William Thornton Pinder Wilson, 1150 (b 22 Aug 1872, ret Cdr., retired O.R. 30 Jun 1912)
- Arthur Herbert Charles Chesney Home, 1147
- William Archibald Howard Kelly, 1144
- Harry Charles John Roberts West, 1141
- Frederic Henry Walter, 1137
- John Davies Rogers, 1134 (b 7 Aug 1872, ret Cdr., d 8 May 1947, accidental drowning)
- Gerald Thomas Fleetwood Pike, 1133
- Ernest Foster Gregory, 1123 (b 15 Jan 1873, ret Capt., )
- Henry Bernard Montagu, 1122
- Astle Scott Littlejohns, 1121
- Robert William Francis Travers, 1120
- Hugh Barrington Le Fanu, 1113 (b 11 Nov 1872, ret Capt.,
- George Cecil Hardy, 1101
- Cecil Henry Fox, 1086
- Arthur Gordon Smith, 1082
Additionally, Murray Fraser Sueter is simply listed as a candidate for Service Cadetship and Frederickson Donald Mackay Guggisberg (not found at TNA) is listed as a candidate for Colonial Cadetship. Norman Litchfield Stanley is also noted, in his service record, to have been part of this term.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8; Issue 31622.
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