Harwich
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Located in Essex on the east coast, Harwich was a major Royal Navy base in the Great War, serving as the operational base for the Harwich Force, as well as, with Yarmouth, the forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area X.
In Command
- Commodore, Second Class George C. Cayley, 3 September, 1914[1] – 31 March, 1918
- Captain Cecil S. Hickley, 1 April, 1918[2] – 1 March, 1919[3] (and in charge of Shotley Training Establishment)
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 1 March, 1919[4] – 29 July, 1919[5]
- Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, 15 August, 1919[6] – 31 December, 1919
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 1 January, 1920[7] – 1 March, 1921[8]
- Captain Ernest Wigram, 1 March, 1921[9] – 1 March, 1923
- Captain Robin C. Dalglish, 1 March, 1923[10] – 15 May, 1925
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 15 May, 1925[11] – 2 May, 1927
- Captain Wilbraham T. R. Ford, 2 May, 1927[12] – 8 May, 1929[13] (and in command of Shotley Training Establishment)
- Rear-Admiral Francis M. Austin, 8 May, 1929[14] – 11 May, 1931[15][16] (and in command of Shotley Training Establishment)
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 11 May, 1931[17][18] – 23 February, 1933[19]
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 23 February, 1933 – 23 August, 1935
- Captain Charles O. Alexander, 23 August, 1935[20] – 27 August, 1937
- Captain Eric R. Corson, 26 August, 1937[21] (and in command of Shotley Training Establishment)
- Captain (retired) Philip Hordern, 28 September, 1938 – 7 October, 1938
- Rear-Admiral Francis H. W. Goolden, 22 May, 1940 – 22 July, 1940
- Rear-Admiral Francis H. W. Goolden, 20 January, 1941 – 18 March, 1942
- Rear-Admiral Hugh H. Rogers, 14 February, 1942 – 23 March, 1944
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Cayley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 428.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/20. f. 20.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/20. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 798.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 761.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
- ↑ Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 11, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45819.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 241.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 237.
