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Paymaster Rear-Admiral SIR John Henry George Chapple, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (4 December, 1859 – 5 March, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Chapple was educated at the Royal Naval School, New Cross.[1]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[2]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[3]
Chapple was appointed to the new position of Paymaster Director-General on 6 March, 1918. It has been suggested that he was appointed on 19 February.[4] He retired and was replaced by William M. C. B. Whyte on 8 July. By Order in Council of 20 December, 1919, the position of Paymaster Director-General was retroactively given the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Points from Letters" (Letters to the Editor). The Times. Tuesday, 10 March, 1925. Issue 43906, col D, pg. 10.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1933. Issue 46495, col C, pg. 9.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31705. p. 15854. 23 December, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Sir John Chapple" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 6 March, 1925. Issue 43903, col E, pg. 17.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/80.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/12.
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Paymaster Director-General 1918 |
Succeeded by William M. C. B. Whyte
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