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# [[Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard]], 1271
 
# [[Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard]], 1271
 
# [[Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish]], 1264
 
# [[Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish]], 1264
# [[John Henry Frye]], 1263
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# [[John Henry Frye]], 1263 (not found at TNA)
# [[Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth]] and [[Walter Hastings Frederick Hughes]], 1249
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# [[Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth]] and [[Walter Hastings Frederick Hughes]] (b 10 Feb 1875, Midshipman, resigned Dec 1893), 1249
 
# above two tied
 
# above two tied
 
# [[Rudolf Miles Burmester]], 1248
 
# [[Rudolf Miles Burmester]], 1248
 
# G. F. Napoleon Baker, 1245
 
# G. F. Napoleon Baker, 1245
 
# [[Francis Haines Marshall Jackson]], 1237
 
# [[Francis Haines Marshall Jackson]], 1237
# [[Percy Harvey]], 1235
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# [[Percy Harvey]], 1235 (b 3 Aug 1875, torpedoes, Cdr rtd, d 30 Oct 1922)
 
# [[Henry Ralph Crooke]], 1222
 
# [[Henry Ralph Crooke]], 1222
 
# [[Alister Francis Beal]], 1216
 
# [[Alister Francis Beal]], 1216
# [[George Frederick Somerset Gore]], 1204
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# [[George Frederick Somerset Gore]], 1204 (b 7 Feb 1875, acting Sub Lt, failed to pass exams for Lt.)
# [[Hampden Grant Duff]], 1183
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# [[Hampden Grant Duff]], 1183 (b 27 Jul 1874, Capt rtd, commanded yachts during war, d 4 Jan 1950)
 
# [[Thomas Henderson]], 1180
 
# [[Thomas Henderson]], 1180
# [[Godfrey Pattison Collins]], 1168
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# [[Godfrey Pattison Collins]], 1168 (b 26 Jun 1875, Midshipman, resigned 11 Oct 1893)
 
# [[Reginald Louis Crichton]], 1167
 
# [[Reginald Louis Crichton]], 1167
# [[Walter Vivian Butler]], 1166
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# [[Walter Vivian Butler]], 1166 (b 7 Jan 1875, gunnery, Lt., died in service 12 Nov 1900)
# [[Harry Arthur Clifton]] and [[Bertram Owen Frederick Phibbs]], 1160
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# [[Harry Arthur Clifton]] (b 5 Sep 1874, acting Sub Lt, resigned O/R 9 Nov 1894) and [[Bertram Owen Frederick Phibbs]], 1160
 
# above two tied
 
# above two tied
 
# [[Cathcart Romer Wason]], 1157
 
# [[Cathcart Romer Wason]], 1157
 
# [[Robert Algernon Newton]], 1139
 
# [[Robert Algernon Newton]], 1139
# [[Hamilton James FitzHugh]] and H. O. Lavallin Puxley, 1130
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# [[Hamilton James FitzHugh]] (b 1 Feb 1875, Midshipman, d 20 Mar 1891 at Hong Kong fever) and H. O. Lavallin Puxley, 1130
 
# above two tied
 
# above two tied
 
# [[George Parish Ross]], 1121
 
# [[George Parish Ross]], 1121
# [[Duncan Tatton Brown]] and [[Hugh Ferrers Courage]], 1116
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# [[Duncan Tatton Brown]] and [[Hugh Ferrers Courage]] (b 3 Sep 1874, Midshipman, resigned O/R 17 Dec 1894) , 1116
 
# above two tied
 
# above two tied
# [[Edward John Stratton]], 1106
+
# [[Edward John Stratton]], 1106 (not found at TNA)
 
# [[Ernest Edward Parker]], 1101
 
# [[Ernest Edward Parker]], 1101
 
# [[Hubert Searle Cardale]], 1091
 
# [[Hubert Searle Cardale]], 1091
# [[Aldrich Bertram Cotton]], 1066  
+
# [[Aldrich Bertram Cotton]], 1066 (not found at TNA)
 
# [[Harry Lionel Wells]], 1066
 
# [[Harry Lionel Wells]], 1066
# [[John Allen Gregory]], 1063
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# [[John Allen Gregory]], 1063 (not found at TNA)
 
# [[George Michael Keane]], 1059
 
# [[George Michael Keane]], 1059
# [[Maurice John George Cay]], 1051
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# [[Maurice John George Cay]], 1051 (b 29 Apr 1875, Lt., d 28 Dec 1902 at Chatham enteric fever)
 
# [[Cyril Corbett]], 1038
 
# [[Cyril Corbett]], 1038
 
# [[William Wordsworth Fisher]], 1035
 
# [[William Wordsworth Fisher]], 1035
# [[Ernest Butler Case]], 1030
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# [[Ernest Butler Case]], 1030 (b 15 Mar 1875, Sub Lt., CM 21 Jul 1896 drunk on shore, dismissed from service)
 
# [[John Derwent Allen]], 1027
 
# [[John Derwent Allen]], 1027
 
# [[Norman McCrea Lewis]], 1017
 
# [[Norman McCrea Lewis]], 1017
 
# [[Charles La Primaudaye Lewin]], 1006
 
# [[Charles La Primaudaye Lewin]], 1006
 
# [[John Alexander Ingles]], 997
 
# [[John Alexander Ingles]], 997
# [[Godfrey Cecil Echlin]], 991
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# [[Godfrey Cecil Echlin]], 991 (b 12 Aug 1874, Lt. Cdr., resigned 25 Aug 1904, war service, insubordinate signals 1917)
 
# [[Arthur Edmund Wood]], 982
 
# [[Arthur Edmund Wood]], 982
 
# [[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy]], 978
 
# [[Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy]], 978
# [[Harry Charles Sterling]], 968
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# [[Harry Charles Sterling]], 968 (b 23 Apr 1875, retired 28 Aug 1905 unfit, Lt Cdr rtd, d 19 Jun 1918)
 
# [[Vincent Lewin Bowring]], 964
 
# [[Vincent Lewin Bowring]], 964
# [[Ronald Scott Jervoise Wigram]], 959
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# [[Ronald Scott Jervoise Wigram]], 959 (b 23 Sep 1874, war service Capt rtd, d 19 Oct 1944)
 
# [[Lionel George Preston]], 954
 
# [[Lionel George Preston]], 954
 
# [[Arthur Sydney Chambers]], 953
 
# [[Arthur Sydney Chambers]], 953
 
# [[William Douglas Paton]], 933
 
# [[William Douglas Paton]], 933
# [[Douglas Anson Stainforth]], 923
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# [[Douglas Anson Stainforth]], 923 (b 12 Aug 1874, Lt., CM Mar 1909 dismissed from service)
 
# [[George Napier Tomlin]], 916
 
# [[George Napier Tomlin]], 916
  

Revision as of 17:08, 26 February 2019

Competitive examinations were held over several days, commencing on 13 June, 1888. The results placed the following candidates as naval cadets in the July 1888 term of Britannia, in order of merit by total marks obtained.[1]

  1. Frederick Luscombe Attenborough, 1445
  2. Arthur Noel Loxley, 1378
  3. Walton Cornelius Grinnell Ruxton, 1282
  4. Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, 1271
  5. Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, 1264
  6. John Henry Frye, 1263 (not found at TNA)
  7. Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth and Walter Hastings Frederick Hughes (b 10 Feb 1875, Midshipman, resigned Dec 1893), 1249
  8. above two tied
  9. Rudolf Miles Burmester, 1248
  10. G. F. Napoleon Baker, 1245
  11. Francis Haines Marshall Jackson, 1237
  12. Percy Harvey, 1235 (b 3 Aug 1875, torpedoes, Cdr rtd, d 30 Oct 1922)
  13. Henry Ralph Crooke, 1222
  14. Alister Francis Beal, 1216
  15. George Frederick Somerset Gore, 1204 (b 7 Feb 1875, acting Sub Lt, failed to pass exams for Lt.)
  16. Hampden Grant Duff, 1183 (b 27 Jul 1874, Capt rtd, commanded yachts during war, d 4 Jan 1950)
  17. Thomas Henderson, 1180
  18. Godfrey Pattison Collins, 1168 (b 26 Jun 1875, Midshipman, resigned 11 Oct 1893)
  19. Reginald Louis Crichton, 1167
  20. Walter Vivian Butler, 1166 (b 7 Jan 1875, gunnery, Lt., died in service 12 Nov 1900)
  21. Harry Arthur Clifton (b 5 Sep 1874, acting Sub Lt, resigned O/R 9 Nov 1894) and Bertram Owen Frederick Phibbs, 1160
  22. above two tied
  23. Cathcart Romer Wason, 1157
  24. Robert Algernon Newton, 1139
  25. Hamilton James FitzHugh (b 1 Feb 1875, Midshipman, d 20 Mar 1891 at Hong Kong fever) and H. O. Lavallin Puxley, 1130
  26. above two tied
  27. George Parish Ross, 1121
  28. Duncan Tatton Brown and Hugh Ferrers Courage (b 3 Sep 1874, Midshipman, resigned O/R 17 Dec 1894) , 1116
  29. above two tied
  30. Edward John Stratton, 1106 (not found at TNA)
  31. Ernest Edward Parker, 1101
  32. Hubert Searle Cardale, 1091
  33. Aldrich Bertram Cotton, 1066 (not found at TNA)
  34. Harry Lionel Wells, 1066
  35. John Allen Gregory, 1063 (not found at TNA)
  36. George Michael Keane, 1059
  37. Maurice John George Cay, 1051 (b 29 Apr 1875, Lt., d 28 Dec 1902 at Chatham enteric fever)
  38. Cyril Corbett, 1038
  39. William Wordsworth Fisher, 1035
  40. Ernest Butler Case, 1030 (b 15 Mar 1875, Sub Lt., CM 21 Jul 1896 drunk on shore, dismissed from service)
  41. John Derwent Allen, 1027
  42. Norman McCrea Lewis, 1017
  43. Charles La Primaudaye Lewin, 1006
  44. John Alexander Ingles, 997
  45. Godfrey Cecil Echlin, 991 (b 12 Aug 1874, Lt. Cdr., resigned 25 Aug 1904, war service, insubordinate signals 1917)
  46. Arthur Edmund Wood, 982
  47. Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy, 978
  48. Harry Charles Sterling, 968 (b 23 Apr 1875, retired 28 Aug 1905 unfit, Lt Cdr rtd, d 19 Jun 1918)
  49. Vincent Lewin Bowring, 964
  50. Ronald Scott Jervoise Wigram, 959 (b 23 Sep 1874, war service Capt rtd, d 19 Oct 1944)
  51. Lionel George Preston, 954
  52. Arthur Sydney Chambers, 953
  53. William Douglas Paton, 933
  54. Douglas Anson Stainforth, 923 (b 12 Aug 1874, Lt., CM Mar 1909 dismissed from service)
  55. George Napier Tomlin, 916

Additionally, Frederick Hare Hallowes gained a Service Cadetship with 745 marks and Henry Blake Gellibrand received a Colonial Cadetship with 660 marks.

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 26, 1888; pg. 11; Issue 32422.
Term Intakes into H.M.S. Britannia
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From September 1903 entries were also made to the Royal Naval College, Osborne under the Selborne Scheme. The Britannia was closed in July 1905 after the May entry, which was sent to Bermuda with the January entry. The following two terms under the old scheme were sent straight to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.