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Revision as of 12:51, 11 March 2020
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]
- 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] – 13 September, 1918
- Commander George V. W. Carey, 13 September, 1918 – 6 December, 1918
- Captain George R. B. Blount, 30 November, 1920[12] – 31 May, 1923[13]
- Captain William F. Sells, 31 May, 1923[14] – 18 July, 1925[15]
- Captain Bernard W. F. Fairbairn, 18 July, 1925[16] – 16 April, 1927
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 16 April, 1927[17][18] – 8 April, 1929[19]
- Captain Cyril G. Sedgwick, 31 July, 1930[20] – 1 August, 1932
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 30 June, 1932[21][22] – August, 1934[23]
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 31 August, 1934 – 31 December, 1935
- Captain Alexander R. Hammick, 30 December, 1935[24] – 16 May, 1938
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399d.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 233.