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− | The following | + | The following young men were accepted in the July 1870 term at {{UK-1Britannia}} following competitive examinations in the following order of merit.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jun 25, 1870; pg. 11; Issue 26786.</ref> |
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# [[Herbert Edward Purey-Cust]] | # [[Herbert Edward Purey-Cust]] | ||
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# [[Sydney Granville Randolph]] | # [[Sydney Granville Randolph]] | ||
# [[Edward Duke Hunt]] | # [[Edward Duke Hunt]] | ||
+ | # [[S. T. Vernour]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873) | ||
# [[Percy Stewart Fraser]] | # [[Percy Stewart Fraser]] | ||
# [[Gerald James Potter]] | # [[Gerald James Potter]] | ||
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# [[Frank John Thring]] | # [[Frank John Thring]] | ||
# [[Richard Henry Litle Risk]] | # [[Richard Henry Litle Risk]] | ||
+ | # [[G. K. Abercrombie]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873) | ||
# [[Herbert Whitmore Savory]] | # [[Herbert Whitmore Savory]] | ||
# [[Charles Eden Dacres]] | # [[Charles Eden Dacres]] | ||
# [[Edward Brace Turville Hall]] | # [[Edward Brace Turville Hall]] | ||
+ | # [[T. C. R. Nicolson]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873) | ||
# [[Francis William Dowell]] | # [[Francis William Dowell]] | ||
− | The following Cadets have proximate dates of entry, inviting the belief that they were part of this term, but were delayed in joining, as was sometimes the case with Colonial Cadets. | + | The ''Navy List'' notes that the following Cadets have proximate dates of entry, inviting the belief that they were part of this term, but were delayed in joining, as was sometimes the case with Colonial Cadets. |
# [[Harry Rivers]], 6 August | # [[Harry Rivers]], 6 August | ||
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# H.S.H. Prince [[Volbrath Louis Charles von Lowentstein]], 8 December | # H.S.H. Prince [[Volbrath Louis Charles von Lowentstein]], 8 December | ||
− | [[Lewis Bayly]] | + | Beyond the Naval Cadetships, the following candidates were awarded Navigating Cadetships in this term: |
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+ | # [[Lewis Bayly]] | ||
+ | # [[John Henry Waters Theed]] | ||
+ | # [[Arthur Ward Torlesse]] | ||
+ | # [[Thomas Henry Heming]] | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Revision as of 15:12, 9 August 2019
The following young men were accepted in the July 1870 term at Britannia following competitive examinations in the following order of merit.[1]
The source article did not mention the prior schooling of the successful candidates.
- Herbert Edward Purey-Cust
- Cyril Henry Sandham
- Frederick St. Leger Luscombe
- John Ashworth Ashworth
- Sidney Gascoyne Cooper
- Lewis Ayshford Knight
- Robert Henry Gubbins
- Morris Edmund Loud Thompson
- Henry Culling Burrows
- Frank Massie Royds
- Thomas Frederick Winnington Ingram
- Arthut Thomas McMurrough Kavanagh
- Edward Hamilton Currey
- Egerton Bagot Byrd Levett
- Sackville Hamilton Carden
- Frederick Leeson
- Thomas Belhave Cochrane
- William Ricketts
- William Henry Fuller Taylor
- John Arthur Tuke
- Henry Coare Kingsford
- Prendergast Stuart Garde
- Lionel Grant Tufnell
- Harry MIchael Murphy
- Sydney Granville Randolph
- Edward Duke Hunt
- S. T. Vernour (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873)
- Percy Stewart Fraser
- Gerald James Potter
- Gerald Francis Partridge
- Henry Russell Robinson
- Arthur Bruce Willson
- Frank John Thring
- Richard Henry Litle Risk
- G. K. Abercrombie (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873)
- Herbert Whitmore Savory
- Charles Eden Dacres
- Edward Brace Turville Hall
- T. C. R. Nicolson (not found at TNA or in Navy List of July 1873)
- Francis William Dowell
The Navy List notes that the following Cadets have proximate dates of entry, inviting the belief that they were part of this term, but were delayed in joining, as was sometimes the case with Colonial Cadets.
- Harry Rivers, 6 August
- Mills O'Reilly Jarvis, 16 September
- H.S.H. Prince Volbrath Louis Charles von Lowentstein, 8 December
Beyond the Naval Cadetships, the following candidates were awarded Navigating Cadetships in this term:
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 25, 1870; pg. 11; Issue 26786.
Pages in category "H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1870"
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