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The Devonport Gunnery School was part of the Devonport Naval Barracks, sometimes referred to as H.M.S. Vivid. It was created in 1907 from the former gunnery school, H.M.S. Cambridge.
First World War
Numbers trained by Devonport August, 1914 - August, 1918[1] | |
---|---|
Lieuts. (G) | 0 |
Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s | 0 |
Other commissioned officers R.N. | 17 |
R.N.A.S. officers | 0 |
R.N.V.R. officers | 206 |
R.N.R. officers | 1560 |
Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 129 |
Gunners (T) | 93 |
Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 0 |
Boatswains | 34 |
Gunner's Mates | 140 |
Gunlayer I. | 136 |
Gunlayer II. | 1149 |
Gunlayer III. | 2 |
P.O. (G) | 457 |
Seaman Gunners | 3885 |
Rangetakers | 277 |
Lieut. (G)'s Writers | 34 |
Divers—Seamen | 169 |
Divers—Artisan | 38 |
A.B. | 3190 |
D.A.M.S. Gunlayers D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands |
3356 |
Trawler Ratings | 3357 |
D.F.C. | 100 |
Ratings for Motor Boats | 80 |
Ratings for Tank Corps | 0 |
Ratings for Machine Guns | 0 |
Ratings for Air Service | 0 |
Motor Mechanics | 0 |
R.N.V.R. Seamen | 1502 |
R.N.R. Seamen | 4414 |
New Ships' Companies | 51 |
E.R.A.s | 1864 |
Marine Recruits | 0 |
Warrant Armourers | 0 |
Chief Armourers | 32 |
Armourers | 48 |
Armourer's Mates | 35 |
Armourer's Crew | 335 |
Miscellaneous Officers and Men | 2685 |
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John B. Eustace, 4 November, 1907[2][3] – March, 1910
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 1 March, 1910[4] – 1 May, 1912[5]
- Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, 1 May, 1912[6] – 11 May, 1914
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 8 September, 1914[7] – December, 1914
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 8 December, 1914[8] – 5 June, 1915 (temporary)
- Commander Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 31 October, 1915[9] – 30 July, 1916[10]
- Commander James G. P. Ingham, 29 July, 1916[11][12] – 13 September, 1918[13]
- Commander George V. W. Carey, 13 September, 1918 – 6 December, 1918
- Captain George R. B. Blount, 30 November, 1920[14] – 31 May, 1923[15]
- Captain William F. Sells, 31 May, 1923[16] – 18 July, 1925[17]
- Captain Bernard W. F. Fairbairn, 18 July, 1925[18] – 16 April, 1927
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 16 April, 1927[19][20] – 8 April, 1929[21]
- Captain Cyril G. Sedgwick, 31 July, 1930[22] – 1 August, 1932
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 30 June, 1932[23][24] – August, 1934[25]
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 31 August, 1934 – 31 December, 1935
- Captain Alexander R. Hammick, 30 December, 1935[26][27] – c. June, 1938[28]
- Captain Eustace Rotherham, 16 May, 1938[29][30] – 14 November, 1939[31] (vice Hammick)
- Captain Denham M. T. Bedford, 14 November, 1939[32] – 23 July, 1942[33]
- Captain Francis J. Butler, 23 July, 1942[34] – 8 December, 1943[35] (vice Bedford)
- Captain Edward T. L. Dunsterville, 25 July, 1951[36]
Footnotes
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918, pp. 21-22.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 394a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1910. Issue 39179, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399b.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Ingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/11. f. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399d.
- ↑ Ingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/11. f. 11.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 284.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 234.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 233.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
- ↑ "Devonport Gunnery School." The Times (London, England), 13 May 1938, p. 11.
- ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bedford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. ?.
- ↑ Bedford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/212. f. ?.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/152. f. 152.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/152. f. 152.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 9 Aug. 1951, p. 8.