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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=11 November, 1916<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|}} f. 83. This source calls it the "5th M/S Flotilla".</ref>|end=4 February, 1917<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|}} f. 83.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=11 November, 1916<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|}} f. 83. This source calls it the "5th M/S Flotilla".</ref>|end=4 February, 1917<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|}} f. 83.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Henry Holland|nick=Hubert H. Holland|appt=4 February, 1917<ref>Holland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/317.|}} f. 348.</ref>|end=November, 1918<ref>Holland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/317.|}} f. 348.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|appt=6 December, 1918|end=15 January, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|appt=6 December, 1918|end=15 January, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan|nick=Richard H. L. Bevan|appt=10 January, 1919<ref>Bevan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7576672}} f. 136.</ref>|end=April, 1919<ref>Bevan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7576672}} f. 136.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan|nick=Richard H. L. Bevan|appt=10 January, 1919<ref>Bevan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7576672}} f. 136.</ref>|end=April, 1919<ref>Bevan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7576672}} f. 136.</ref>}} | ||
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The First Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy. It was one of several attached to the Grand Fleet during the war.
History
Senior Officers
- Commander Cyril H. G. Benson, 11 November, 1916[1] – 4 February, 1917[2]
- Captain Hubert H. Holland, 4 February, 1917[3] – November, 1918[4]
- Acting Commander Charles E. Aglionby, 6 December, 1918 – 15 January, 1919
- Commander Richard H. L. Bevan, 10 January, 1919[5] – April, 1919[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Barry V. Sturdee, 30 April, 1919 – November, 1919
Second-in-Command
- Lieutenant-Commander Barry V. Sturdee, 6 December, 1918 – 30 April, 1919
Footnotes
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83. This source calls it the "5th M/S Flotilla".
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Holland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/317. f. 348.
- ↑ Holland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/317. f. 348.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
See Also
| British Minesweeping Formations |
| Fleet Sweeping Flotillas (Great War) |
| First | Second | Third | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth |
| Twentieth | Twenty-first | Twenty-second | Twenty-third | Twenty-fourth |
| Minesweeping Flotillas (World War II) |
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
