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The following candidates for Naval Cadetships were accepted following the qualifying examinations for the June, 1860 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jun 14, 1860; pg. 12; Issue 23646.</ref>
 
The following candidates for Naval Cadetships were accepted following the qualifying examinations for the June, 1860 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jun 14, 1860; pg. 12; Issue 23646.</ref>
  
{{TODO|There is information in the source indicating the prior education of the candidates, which I have not reproduced here}}
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Preparatory schools at which the candidates studied are noted.
  
 
Of twenty-four candidates were aged fourteen, the following ten were accepted.  It is assumed the list below is in order of merit, as was the custom in ''The Times'' when reporting such things, but this article only explicitly identifies the leaders of each age tier.
 
Of twenty-four candidates were aged fourteen, the following ten were accepted.  It is assumed the list below is in order of merit, as was the custom in ''The Times'' when reporting such things, but this article only explicitly identifies the leaders of each age tier.
  
 
# [[James Henry Corfe]]
 
# [[James Henry Corfe]]
# [[George Leslie Poe]]
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# [[George Leslie Pöe]]
 
# [[F. A. Watkins]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[F. A. Watkins]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[John Salwey Hallifax]]
 
# [[John Salwey Hallifax]]
 
# [[Hugh George Gough]]
 
# [[Hugh George Gough]]
# [[E. C. Stewart]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[E. C. Stewart]] {{PS-North}} (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[W. H. Gabbett]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[W. H. Gabbett]] {{PS-North}} (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[H. B. Sheridan]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[H. B. Sheridan]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[Vere Bernard Orlebar]]
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# [[Vere Bernard Orlebar]] {{PS-North}}
# [[G. S. Deacon]] (at TNA as Midshipman "G P Deacon", but not in Navy List of October, 1871)
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# [[G. S. Deacon]] {{PS-Knight}} (at TNA as Midshipman "G P Deacon", but not in Navy List of October, 1871)
  
Twenty candidates aged thirteen took the test, of which tenty were accepted:
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Twenty candidates aged thirteen took the test, of which twelve were accepted:
  
# [[Thomas Thompson Anderson Smith]]
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# [[Thomas Thompson Anderson Smith]] {{PS-Knight}}
 
# [[John Hall Orlebar]]
 
# [[John Hall Orlebar]]
 
# [[G. G. Compton]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[G. G. Compton]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson]]
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# [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson]] {{PS-North}}
# [[F C Master]] (Midshipman "F C Master" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[F. C. Master]] {{PS-North}} (Midshipman "F C Master" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[A. C. C. Boddington]] (Midshipman "A A C Boddington" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[A. C. C. Boddington]] {{PS-Knight}} (Midshipman "A A C Boddington" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[Arthur Wellington Massy]]
 
# [[Arthur Wellington Massy]]
 
# [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa]]
 
# [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa]]
 
# [[G. A. E. Crattwell]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[G. A. E. Crattwell]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[Archibald Oakley Hill]]
 
# [[Archibald Oakley Hill]]
# [[Charles James Fellowes]]
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# [[Charles James Fellowes]] {{PS-North}}
 
# [[H. H. Joyce]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[H. H. Joyce]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  
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# [[C. E. Wood]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[C. E. Wood]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[Jelinger Edward Symons]]
 
# [[Jelinger Edward Symons]]
# [[Frederick Papillon]]
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# [[Frederick Papillon]] {{PS-Knight}}
 
# [[John S. L. H. Mackinnon]] (Midshipman "John S L H Mackinnon" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October, 1871)
 
# [[John S. L. H. Mackinnon]] (Midshipman "John S L H Mackinnon" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October, 1871)
# [[Sidney Glenton Smith]]
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# [[Sidney Glenton Smith]] {{PS-North}}
 
# [[Alexander John Leith]]
 
# [[Alexander John Leith]]
 
# [[Sydney Marow Eardley Wilmot]]
 
# [[Sydney Marow Eardley Wilmot]]
 
# [[George Shergold Smith]]
 
# [[George Shergold Smith]]
 
# [[W. B. Kirwan]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[W. B. Kirwan]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[Arthur John Hamilton]]
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# [[Arthur John Hamilton]] {{PS-Knight}}
# [[Frederick Arthur Blackett]]
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# [[Frederick Arthur Blackett]] {{PS-North}}
 
# [[A. St. Maur]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[A. St. Maur]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[J. P. E. Jervoise]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[J. P. E. Jervoise]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[A. R. Woodriffe]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
 
# [[A. R. Woodriffe]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[A. S. White]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[A. S. White]] {{PS-Knight}} (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
# [[Claude Henry Millett]]
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# [[Claude Henry Millett]] {{PS-North}}
# [[Charles Burnaby Neate]]
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# [[Charles Burnaby Neate]] {{PS-Knight}}
# [[F. R. Knollys]] (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
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# [[F. R. Knollys]] {{PS-North}} (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  
 
In addition, seventeen candidates were accepted as Masters' Assistants and two of six candidates were accepted for Marine Cadetships.  I've not reproduced their names here.
 
In addition, seventeen candidates were accepted as Masters' Assistants and two of six candidates were accepted for Marine Cadetships.  I've not reproduced their names here.

Latest revision as of 08:18, 3 September 2019

The following candidates for Naval Cadetships were accepted following the qualifying examinations for the June, 1860 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]

Preparatory schools at which the candidates studied are noted.

Of twenty-four candidates were aged fourteen, the following ten were accepted. It is assumed the list below is in order of merit, as was the custom in The Times when reporting such things, but this article only explicitly identifies the leaders of each age tier.

  1. James Henry Corfe
  2. George Leslie Pöe
  3. F. A. Watkins (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  4. John Salwey Hallifax
  5. Hugh George Gough
  6. E. C. Stewart (North Grove House School) (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  7. W. H. Gabbett (North Grove House School) (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  8. H. B. Sheridan (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  9. Vere Bernard Orlebar (North Grove House School)
  10. G. S. Deacon (Rev. T. Knight's School) (at TNA as Midshipman "G P Deacon", but not in Navy List of October, 1871)

Twenty candidates aged thirteen took the test, of which twelve were accepted:

  1. Thomas Thompson Anderson Smith (Rev. T. Knight's School)
  2. John Hall Orlebar
  3. G. G. Compton (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  4. Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson (North Grove House School)
  5. F. C. Master (North Grove House School) (Midshipman "F C Master" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
  6. A. C. C. Boddington (Rev. T. Knight's School) (Midshipman "A A C Boddington" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October 1871)
  7. Arthur Wellington Massy
  8. Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa
  9. G. A. E. Crattwell (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  10. Archibald Oakley Hill
  11. Charles James Fellowes (North Grove House School)
  12. H. H. Joyce (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)

A new tier of boys aged twelve were allowed to compete. Of thirty-one candidates, eighteen were accepted:

  1. C. E. Wood (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  2. Jelinger Edward Symons
  3. Frederick Papillon (Rev. T. Knight's School)
  4. John S. L. H. Mackinnon (Midshipman "John S L H Mackinnon" at TNA, but not in Navy List of October, 1871)
  5. Sidney Glenton Smith (North Grove House School)
  6. Alexander John Leith
  7. Sydney Marow Eardley Wilmot
  8. George Shergold Smith
  9. W. B. Kirwan (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  10. Arthur John Hamilton (Rev. T. Knight's School)
  11. Frederick Arthur Blackett (North Grove House School)
  12. A. St. Maur (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  13. J. P. E. Jervoise (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  14. A. R. Woodriffe (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  15. A. S. White (Rev. T. Knight's School) (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)
  16. Claude Henry Millett (North Grove House School)
  17. Charles Burnaby Neate (Rev. T. Knight's School)
  18. F. R. Knollys (North Grove House School) (not found at TNA or in Navy List of October 1871)

In addition, seventeen candidates were accepted as Masters' Assistants and two of six candidates were accepted for Marine Cadetships. I've not reproduced their names here.

Footnotes

  1. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 14, 1860; pg. 12; Issue 23646.
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From September 1903 entries were also made to the Royal Naval College, Osborne under the Selborne Scheme. The Britannia was closed in July 1905 after the May entry, which was sent to Bermuda with the January entry. The following two terms under the old scheme were sent straight to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

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