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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel|nick=Frederic A. H. Russel|appt=16 December, 1940<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|end=20 November, 1945<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel|nick=Frederic A. H. Russel|appt=16 December, 1940<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|end=20 November, 1945<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>}} | ||
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| + | ==King's Harbour Master== | ||
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| + | <div name=fredbot:office2 otitle="King's Harbour Master, Dover" nat="UK"> | ||
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| + | ==Assistant King's Harbour Master== | ||
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| + | <div name=fredbot:office3 otitle="Assistant King's Harbour Master, Dover" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Frederic Godfrey Bird|nick=Frederic G. Bird|appt=7 March, 1915|end=21 July, 1915}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 25 July 2017
Dover was an important British base from which light forces sortied to cover the English Channel at its pinch point near Calais and Dunkirk. It serving as the operational base for the Dover Patrol as well as the forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area XI.
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Heathcoat S. Grant, 10 January, 1917[1] – 18 June, 1917[2]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 18 June, 1917[3] – 1 June, 1918[4]
- Commodore, First Class Robert L. B. Cunliffe, – 1 August, 1942[5]
- Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 1 August, 1942[6] – 11 July, 1945
Captains Superintendent
- Captain Frederic A. H. Russel, 16 December, 1940[7] – 20 November, 1945[8]
King's Harbour Master
Assistant King's Harbour Master
- Captain (retired) Frederic G. Bird, 7 March, 1915 – 21 July, 1915
Footnotes
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
See Also
