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| − | '''Granton, Edinburgh''' is a small port south of the [[Firth of Forth]]. It was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. | + | '''Granton, Edinburgh''' is a small port south of the [[Firth of Forth]]. It was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]], serving as the operational base for [[Auxiliary Patrol Area VII]]. |
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Officer, Granton" nat="UK"> | + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Granton" nat="UK"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RNR}}|name=James Startin|nick=Sir James Startin|appt=10 March, 1915|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=18 November, 1914<ref>Fox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|end=5 March, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|as=Captain in Charge, Granton}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Temporary {{CaptRNR}}|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Sir Drury St. A. Wake|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RNR}}|name=James Startin|nick=Sir James Startin|appt=10 March, 1915<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115255}} f. 28.</ref>|end=15 July, 1919<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115255}} f. 28.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Temporary {{CaptRNR}}|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Sir Drury St. A. Wake|appt=21 September, 1918<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112171}} f. 155.</ref>|end=26 November, 1918<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112171}} f. 155.</ref>|note=during illness of [[James Startin]]}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 20 July 2017
Granton, Edinburgh is a small port south of the Firth of Forth. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War, serving as the operational base for Auxiliary Patrol Area VII.
In Command
- Captain Cecil H. Fox, 18 November, 1914[1] – 5 March, 1915[2]
- Commodore, Second Class R.N.R. Sir James Startin, 10 March, 1915[3] – 15 July, 1919[4]
- Temporary Captain R.N.R. Sir Drury St. A. Wake, 21 September, 1918[5] – 26 November, 1918[6] (during illness of James Startin)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 28.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 28.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 155.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 155.
