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===North of Ireland Coast Guard===
 
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*Captain [[Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|Gerard C. A. Marescaux]], 1 June, 1910.<ref>Marescaux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 859.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|Gerard C. A. Marescaux]], 1 June, 1910.<ref>Marescaux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 859.</ref>
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*Captain [[William Henry Baker-Baker|William H. Baker-Baker]], 5 January, 1911.<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>
  
 
===Western Coast Guard District===
 
===Western Coast Guard District===

Revision as of 14:24, 17 August 2013

The Coast Guard Service, known as a 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

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

Southern Coast Guard District

Western Coast Guard District

Footnotes

  1. 19 & 20 Vict., c. 83.
  2. Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
  3. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  4. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.

Bibliography