Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)

Staff

The budgeted staff of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance in 1914 was one Chief Inspector, three assistants, one Ordnance Depot Clerk, First Grade, one Ordnance Depot Clerk, Third Grade, and two Hired Writers.

Chief Inspectors of Naval Ordnance

• Rear-Admiral Richard B. Farquhar, 12 November, 1907 – c. 12 November, 1907
• Rear-Admiral Francis G. Eyre, 12 January, 1911 – 9 July, 1914
• Acting Commander John A. Duncan, 4 July, 1914 – 4 April, 1919
• Acting Commander Llewellyn E. H. Llewellyn, March, 1919 – 1 November, 1927
• Commander (retired) John G. M. McHardy, 1 November, 1927 – 18 July, 1929  (died following an operation)
• Captain (retired) Frank R. Willis, mid August, 1929 – 9 March, 1936
• Captain (retired) Stewart A. Pears, 18 March, 1947 – 2 March, 1956

Deputy Chief Inspectors of Naval Ordnance

• Commander (retired) John G. M. McHardy, April, 1922 – 1 November, 1927
• Commander (retired) Kenneth Gofton-Salmond,  – 30 March, 1936
• Commander (retired) Hugh P. Middleton, 30 March, 1936 – 3 October, 1938  (vice Gofton-Salmond)
• Commander (retired) Oswald S. Gray, 25 August, 1936 – 3 October, 1938  (vice Middleton)

There is some confusion as to when Middleton left.

Inspectors of Naval Ordnance

It is not clear whether this is a simple retitling of Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance.

• Commander Cuthbert W. Swithinbank, 1 January, 1932 – 2 March, 1935

Deputy Inspectors of Naval Ordnance

• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Brougham, 1 October, 1926 – 2 August, 1928
• Commander Cuthbert W. Swithinbank, 9 October, 1926 – 1 January, 1932

The apparent conflict here may be that Brougham's duty is at Woolwich. That's a wild guess, as the other man may also be there.

Assistants to Inspector of Naval Ordnance

• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Brougham, 10 August, 1920 – 1 October, 1926
• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Brougham, 2 August, 1928 – 15 September, 1933
• Commander (retired) Kenneth J. T. Southgate, 1 September, 1939 – 23 August, 1943