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===Foreign Intelligence Division===
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===Heads of Mobilisation Division===
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*Captain [[Stuart Nicholson]], 17 October, 1902 - 20 March, 1906.
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*Captain [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|Herbert G. King-Hall]], 20 March, 1906 - 25 June, 1908.
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*Captain [[William Lowther Grant|William L. Grant]], 25 June, 1908 - 20 December, 1909.
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*Captain [[Thomas Jackson]], 20 December, 1909 - 7 January, 1912.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 496.</ref>
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===War Division===
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Herbert L. Heath]], 12 September, 1900 - 18 December, 1903.<ref>Hetah Service Record.  The national Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 200.</ref>
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*Captain [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 1 January, 1904 - 15 January, 1906.<ref>Ballard Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 65.</ref>
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*Captain [[Harry Jones]], 15 January, 1906.
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*Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]], 8 May, 1907 - 27 March, 1909.
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*Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert|Arthur R. Hulbert]], 27 March, 1909.
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===Mobilisation Division===
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*Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield|Frederick S. Inglefield]], 12 November, 1902 - 10 February, 1904.
 
*Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield|Frederick S. Inglefield]], 12 November, 1902 - 10 February, 1904.
 
*Captain [[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]], 11 February, 1904.
 
*Captain [[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]], 11 February, 1904.
 
*Captain [[Charles Langdale Ottley|Charles L. Ottley]], 24 December, 1904.<ref>Ottley Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 56.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Langdale Ottley|Charles L. Ottley]], 24 December, 1904.<ref>Ottley Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 56.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|Charles L. Vaughan-Lee]], 24 January - 24 December, 1905.<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 441.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|Charles L. Vaughan-Lee]], 24 January - 24 December, 1905.<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 441.</ref><ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;March 1905''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/45.}}  p. 1.</ref>
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*Captain [[Francis Fitzgerald Haworth-Booth|Francis F. Haworth-Booth]], 24 December, 1905 - 19 March, 1908.<ref>Haworth-Booth Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 672.</ref>
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*Captain [[Francis Fitzgerald Haworth-Booth|Francis F. Haworth-Booth]], 24 December, 1905 - 19 March, 1908.<ref>Haworth-Booth Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 672.</ref><ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;February 1906''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/47.}}  p. 1.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]], 20 March, 1908 - 11 October, 1909.
 
*Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]], 20 March, 1908 - 11 October, 1909.
  
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===Trade Division===
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===Heads of War Division===
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*Captain [[Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield|Edward F. Inglefield]], 16 September, 1901. (Temporary.)<ref>Inglefield Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  f. 698.</ref>
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Herbert L. Heath]], 12 September, 1900 - 18 December, 1903.<ref>Heath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 200.</ref>
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*Captain [[Harry Jones]], 24 June, 1905 - 15 January, 1906.
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*Captain [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 1 January, 1904 - 15 January, 1906.<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 65.</ref><ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;March 1905''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/45.}}  p. 2.</ref>
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*Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott|Robert F. Scott]], 15 January, 1906 - 25 August, 1906.
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*Captain [[Harry Jones]], 15 January, 1906 - 8 May, 1907.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;February 1906''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/47.}}  p. 2.</ref><ref>Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 256.</ref>
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*Captain [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], 25 August, 1906 - 11 October, 1909.
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*Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]], 8 May, 1907 - 27 March, 1909.<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 49.</ref>
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*Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert|Arthur R. Hulbert]], 27 March - 11 October, 1909.<ref>Hulbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 168.</ref>
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===Heads of Foreign Division===
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*Captain [[Stuart Nicholson]], 17 October, 1902 - 20 March, 1906.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;March 1905''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/45.}}  p. 3.</ref>
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*Captain [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|Herbert G. King-Hall]], 20 March, 1906 - 25 June, 1908.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;April 1907''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/50.}}  p. 3.</ref>
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*Captain [[William Lowther Grant|William L. Grant]], 25 June, 1908 - 20 December, 1909.<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 216.</ref>
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*Captain [[Thomas Jackson]], 20 December, 1909 - 7 January, 1912.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 496.</ref>
  
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===Coast Defence===
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===Heads of Trade Division===
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*Lieutenant-Colonel John F. Daniell, R.M.L.I., 1908.
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*Captain [[Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield|Edward F. Inglefield]], 16 September, 1901 (Temporary), 28 July, 1902 (Permanent).<ref>Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 698.</ref><ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;March 1905''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/45.}}  p. 1.</ref>
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*Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert S. N. White, R.M.L.I., 1909.
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*Captain [[Harry Jones]], 24 June, 1905 - 15 January, 1906.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.&mdash;February 1906''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/47.}}  p. 2.</ref>
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*Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott|Robert F. Scott]], 15 January, 1906 - 25 August, 1906.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.&mdash;February 1906''. {{TNA|ADM 231/47.}}  p. 4.</ref>
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*Captain [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], 25 August, 1906 - 11 October, 1909.<ref>''Naval Intelligence Department.  Distribution of Work.&mdash;April 1908''.  {{TNA|ADM 231/50.}}  p. 4.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 06:20, 15 January 2014

The Naval Intelligence Department was a department of the Admiralty

History

The Department as founded was composed of two sections, each under an Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence. Section I under Captain Sydney M. Eardley-Wilmot, absorbed the duties of the Foreign Intelligence Committee. Section II under Captain Reginald N. Custance was responsible for drawing up schemes of mobilisation.[1]

In March, 1900, a third Assistant Director was appointed (Charles J. Briggs) in charge of a new section, called the Defence Division. Prince Louis of Battenberg described its duties in a letter to Sir John Fisher as "[dealing] with the plans of campaign and our strategy for peace and war, and as a matter of course its Head works more directly under the D.N.I. Until it was established the D.N.I. had no understudy for this important branch, and he was forced to do all this personally."[2] In 1902 a Trade Division under a fourth Assistant Director was added to consider the defence of British trade during War.[3] In 1905 a Coastal Defence section was added to the War Division.

In 1902 the Naval staff of the Department consisted of one Director, three Assistant Directors, five Commanders or Lieutenants, five Royal Marines officers, and one Fleet Paymaster for "recruiting duties." The clerical staff comprised one Clerk and one Staff Clerk from the Higher Division, and one Clerk, Higher Grade, and five Clerks from the Second Division, and two draughtsmen.[4]

Directors of Naval Intelligence

Dates of appointment given:

Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence

Captain Reginald N. Custance, 1 February, 1887.[8] Captain Sydney M. Eardley Wilmot, 1 February, 1887.[9]
Captain Tynte F. Hammill, 11 January, 1890.[10] Captain The Honourable Maurice A. Bourke, 1 April, 1890.[11]
Captain Arthur Barrow, 2 May, 1892.[12] Captain The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 29 August, 1891.[13]
Captain Richard W. White, 11 April, 1895.[14] Captain Henry D. Barry, 8 October, 1892.[15]
Captain Arthur Barrow, 19 November, 1897.[16] Captain Charles G. Dicken, 1 November, 1895.[17]
Captain His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg, 28 June, 1899.[18] Captain Robert S. Lowry, 21 October, 1897.[19]
Captain F. C. Doveton Sturdee, 1 January, 1900.[20]

Heads of Mobilisation Division

Heads of War Division

Heads of Foreign Division

Heads of Trade Division

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Allen. Origins of the Naval Intelligence Department. p. 73.
  2. ↑ Battenberg to Fisher. Letter of 11 February, 1902. Quoted in Kerr. p. 162.
  3. ↑ Naval Staff. p. 42.
  4. ↑ Navy Estimates for the Year 1902-1903. p. 163.
  5. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 566.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 121.
  7. ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 988.
  8. ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 275.
  9. ↑ Eardley Wilmot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
  10. ↑ Hammill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 572.
  11. ↑ Bourke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 133.
  12. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 65.
  13. ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 276.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 March, 1895. Issue 34534, col E, p. 10.
  15. ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 64.
  16. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 65.
  17. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
  18. ↑ Milford Haven Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 59.
  19. ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
  20. ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1256.
  21. ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 56.
  22. ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
  23. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—March 1905. The National Archives. ADM 231/45. p. 1.
  24. ↑ Haworth-Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 672.
  25. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—February 1906. The National Archives. ADM 231/47. p. 1.
  26. ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  27. ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
  28. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—March 1905. The National Archives. ADM 231/45. p. 2.
  29. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—February 1906. The National Archives. ADM 231/47. p. 2.
  30. ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 256.
  31. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  32. ↑ Hulbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 168.
  33. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—March 1905. The National Archives. ADM 231/45. p. 3.
  34. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—April 1907. The National Archives. ADM 231/50. p. 3.
  35. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 216.
  36. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 496.
  37. ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 698.
  38. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—March 1905. The National Archives. ADM 231/45. p. 1.
  39. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—February 1906. The National Archives. ADM 231/47. p. 2.
  40. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—February 1906. The National Archives. ADM 231/47. p. 4.
  41. ↑ Naval Intelligence Department. Distribution of Work.—April 1908. The National Archives. ADM 231/50. p. 4.

Bibliography

  • Allen, Matthew (February 1995). "The Foreign Intelligence Committee and the Origins of the Naval Intelligence Department of the Admiralty". The Mariner's Mirror 81 (1): pp. 65-78.
  • Kerr, Mark (1934). Prince Louis of Battenberg: Admiral of the Fleet. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
  • Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.

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