William Milbourne James

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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.

Early Life & Career

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]

Interbellum Years

On 12 February, 1919, James was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) for his services during the war.[2]

James was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 9 April, 1928, vice Hallett.[3]

James was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1929, vice Strutt.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31176. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
  3. London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
  4. London Gazette: no. 33474. p. 1575. 5 March, 1929.

Bibliography

  • Beesly, Patrick (1982). Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914–1918. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-281468-0.
  • 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..

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles James Colebrooke Little
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
1935 – 1938
Succeeded by
Andrew Cunningham