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Admiral SIR William Milbourne James, G.C.B., Royal Navy (22 December, 1881 – 17 August, 1973) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

When a Template:LieutGRN, James created the James Calculator, a slide rule and plotting board intended to assist in applying the experimental torpedo control method of deflection plotting.^[1]

James was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 9 April, 1928, vice Hallett.^[2]

James was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1929, vice Strutt.^[3]

↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912, p. 27. (G. Branch No. 518, G. 4009/12). That "W. M. James" is this James is inferred.
↑ London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
↑ London Gazette: no. 33474. p. 1575. 5 March, 1929.

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James, Admiral Sir W. M. James (1946). The Portsmouth Letters. London: Macmillan & Co..
James, Admiral Sir William (1956). The Eyes of the Navy: A Biographical Study of Admiral Sir Reginald Hall. London: Methuen & Co..
James, Admiral Sir William (1951). The Sky was Always Blue. London: Methuen & Co..

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+James was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V on 9 April, 1928, vice [[Theodore John Hallett|Hallett]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33376/pages/2741 no. 33376.  p. 2741.]  17 April, 1928.</ref>
 James was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 March, 1929, vice [[Arthur Charles Strutt|Strutt]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33474/pages/1575 no. 33474.  p. 1575.]  5 March, 1929.</ref>