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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=10 January, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=18 June, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=10 January, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=18 June, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=1 June, 1918<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|as=Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, etc., at Dover}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=1 June, 1918<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|as=Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, etc., at Dover}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe|nick=Robert L. B. Cunliffe|appt=|end=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|as=Flag Officer in Charge, Dover}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell|nick=Henry D. Pridham-Wippell|appt=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|end=11 July, 1945|as=Flag Officer in Charge, Dover}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:46, 24 September 2016
Dover was an important British base from which light forces sortied to cover the English Channel at its pinch point near Calais.
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Heathcoat S. Grant, 10 January, 1917[1] – 18 June, 1917[2]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 18 June, 1917[3] – 1 June, 1918[4]
- Commodore, First Class Robert L. B. Cunliffe, – 1 August, 1942[5]
- Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 1 August, 1942[6] – 11 July, 1945
Footnotes
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
See Also
