Inspector of Target Practice (Royal Navy)
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The Inspector of Target Practice was a Royal Navy position instituted in 1905 and abolished in 1913.
Contents
Inspectors of Target Practice
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott, 6 March, 1905[1] – 14 July, 1907[2]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick T. Hamilton, 15 July, 1907[3] – 15 February, 1909[4]
- Rear-Admiral Richard H. Peirse, 16 February, 1909[5] – 5 January, 1911[6]
- Rear-Admiral Montague E. Browning, 5 January, 1911[7]
Assistants to the Inspector
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, 7 May, 1908[8]
For Duty with the Inspector
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Eric P. C. Back, 8 September, 1908[9]
- Commander Herbert du C. Luard, 12 August, 1908[10]
- Commander Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 19 August, 1908[11]
- Lieutenant (G) Humphrey T. Walwyn, 16 July, 1907[12]
- Lieutenant Francis G. W. Gilbert, 12 August, 1908[13]
- Lieutenant (G) Gerald F. Longhurst, 12 August, 1908[14]
- Lieutenant Lyall G. Shiell, 19 August, 1908[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1160.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 473.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 581.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 335.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
- ↑ Peirse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1026.
- ↑ Browning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 360.
Bibliography
- "Inspector of Target Practice" (News). The Times. Friday, 15 August, 1913. Issue 40291, col C, pg. 3.
