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Revision as of 17:31, 1 December 2013
The Coast Guard Service, known also as the Coastguard or Coast Guard, was a British coast defence force and naval reserve administered by the Admiralty between 1856 and 1923.
History
Control was passed to the Board of Admiralty by the "Coast-guard Service Act, 1856," passed on 29 July, 1856.[1]
Relative Rank
From 1 April, 1903, the relative rank of Officers and men in the Coast Guard on shore was revised:[2]
| COAST GUARD RANK. | CORRESPONDING NAVAL RANK. |
| Chief Officer of Division | With, but after Lieutenant |
| Chief Officer of Royal Naval Reserve Battery | With, but after Chief Boatswain |
| Chief Officer of Station over 10 years' seniority | |
| Chief Officer of Station over 5 years' seniority | With, but after Boatswain of 10 years' seniority |
| Chief Officer of Station under 5 years' seniority | With, but after Boatswain |
| Chief Boatman in Charge | With Chief Petty Officer |
| Chief Boatman | With First Class Petty Officer |
| Commissioned Boatman and Divisional Carpenter | With Second Class Petty Officer |
| Boatman | With Able Seaman |
Coast Guard Districts
North of Ireland Coast Guard District
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 21 May, 1903.[3]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick St. G. Rich, 23 February, 1906.[4]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. H. Moore, 1 June, 1907.[5]
- Captain Gerard C. A. Marescaux, 1 June, 1910.[6]
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 3 June, 1912.[7]
South of Ireland Coast Guard District
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 19 June, 1903.[8]
- Captain Peyton Hoskyns, 25 February, 1904.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Robert G. Fraser, 1 October, 1907.[10]
- Captain Claud A. W. Hamilton, 1 February, 1910.[11]
- Captain Hugh T. Hibbert, 1 January, 1912.[12]
- Rear-Admiral (Retired) Henry V. W. Elliott, 10 June, 1915.[13]
Scottish Coast Guard District
- Captain Robert S. D. Cumming, 21 May, 1903.[14]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. Robertson, 21 May, 1906.[15]
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 14 December, 1908.[16]
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, 14 December, 1910.[17]
- Captain Stuart St. J. Farquhar, 20 December, 1912.[18]
- Captain Marcus R. Hill, 20 September, 1916.[19]
Southern Coast Guard District
- Captain Edward P. Jones, 21 May, 1903.[20]
- Rear-Admiral Leslie C. Stuart, 7 August, 1905.[21]
- Captain Charles W. Winnington-Ingram, 2 April, 1906.[22]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 19 April, 1909.[23]
- Captain William H. Baker-Baker, 5 January, 1911.[24]
- Captain John S. Luard, 30 April, 1913.[25]
- Rear-Admiral Robert E. R. Benson, 17 May, 1916.[26]
Eastern Coast Guard District
- Captain Henry P. Routh, 3 November, 1903.[27]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. Dare, 12 September, 1906.[28]
- Rear-Admiral William O. Story, 18 April, 1909.[29]
- Rear-Admiral The Honourable Robert F. Boyle, 1 October, 1911.[30]
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 6 June, 1914.[31]
- Rear-Admiral (Retired) Charles F. Thorp, 15 August, 1917.[32]
Western Coast Guard District
- Captain Henry L. Fleet, 21 May, 1903.[33]
- Rear-Admiral James E. C. Goodrich, 1 May, 1905.[34]
- Captain Edward P. Ashe, 1 November, 1905.[35]
- Captain Julian C. A. Wilkinson, 8 April, 1907.[36]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 2 February, 1909.[37]
- Captain Henry V. W. Elliott, 2 February, 1911.[38]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 3 March, 1913.[39]
- Captain William J. S. Alderson, 27 September, 1916.[40]
- Rear-Admiral (Retired) George B. Hutton, 1 April, 1918.[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 19 & 20 Vict., c. 83.
- ↑ Order in Council of 16 November, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List, for October, 1904, Corrected to the 18th September, 1904. p. 419.
- ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1110.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 912.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
- ↑ The Navy List, for March, 1914, Corrected to the 18th February, 1914. p. 360.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 555.
- ↑ The Navy List, for October, 1904, Corrected to the 18th September, 1904. p. 419.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List, for April, 1911, Corrected to the 18th March, 1911. p. 423.
- ↑ Hibbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List, for December, 1916, Corrected to the 18th November, 1916. p. 423.
- ↑ Cuming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 280.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1118.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 241.
- ↑ Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List, for March, 1914, Corrected to the 18th February, 1914. p. 360.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List, for October, 1904, Corrected to the 18th September, 1904. p. 419.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1254.
- ↑ The Navy List, for June, 1906, Corrected to the 18th May, 1906. p. 419.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 790.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List, for October, 1904, Corrected to the 18th September, 1904. p. 419.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List, for October, 1904, Corrected to the 18th September, 1904. p. 419.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ The Navy List, for November, 1905, Corrected to the 18th October, 1905. p. 419.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1419.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 149.
- ↑ The Navy List, for April, 1911, Corrected to the 18th March, 1911. p. 423.
- ↑ The Navy List, for March, 1914, Corrected to the 18th February, 1914. p. 360.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 318.
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