Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1875
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Fifty-two cadets entered Britannia in July, 1875.[1] Fifty-two years later in 1927 only two were still on the active list, Admirals of the Fleet Madden (First Sea Lord) and de Robeck. A dinner was held in honour of Madden by his term mates in the United Service Club on 15 July, 1927. Present at the dinner were;
- Admiral R. H. Anstruther
- Admiral Sir Henry H. Bruce
- Admiral Sir Alexander L. Duff
- Admiral Sir Colin R. Keppel
- Admiral R. P. F. Purefoy
- Rear-Admiral C. A. Christian
- Rear-Admiral H. D. Wilkin
- Captain F. A. R. Bowles
- Captain E. M. C. Cooper Key
- Captain J. I. Graham
- Captain A. G. M. Meredyth
- Captain F. H. Pollen
- Captain F. H. E. Shipton
- Mr. E. M. Beck
- Mr. A. M. Vaughan-Hughes
Unable to attend were;
- Admiral Sir Edmund R. Pears
- Captain Walter Carey
- Captain A. F. Holmes
- Captain H. L. D. Pearce
- Captain P. G. Tillard
- Commander C. H. A. Gleig
- Commander the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
- Mr. H. R. Thompson[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 24 June, 1875. Issue 28350, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 16 July, 1927. Issue 44635, col G, p. 7.
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