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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=Sir John F. Parry|appt=31 August, 1914<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 169.</ref>|end=1 September, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 169.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=Sir John F. Parry|appt=31 August, 1914<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 169.</ref>|end=1 September, 1919<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 169.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Charles Learmonth|nick=Frederick C. Learmonth|appt=1 September, 1919<ref>Learmonth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 346.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Frederick Charles Learmonth|nick=Frederick C. Learmonth|appt=1 September, 1919<ref>Learmonth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 346.</ref>|end=1924}} |
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Augustine Edgell|nick=John A. Edgell|appt=1 October, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=John Augustine Edgell|nick=John A. Edgell|appt=1 October, 1932{{NLMay39|p. 532}}|end=1945}} |
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Revision as of 17:57, 9 April 2018
Contents
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, 1829 – 1855
- Rear-Admiral John Washington, 1855 – 1863
- Vice-Admiral Sir George H. Richards, 1863 – 1874
- Captain Sir Frederick J. O. Evans, 1874 – 1884
- Rear-Admiral Sir William J. L. Wharton, 1 August, 1884[1] – 1904
- Captain Arthur M. Field, 1 August, 1904[2] – 1909
- Rear-Admiral Herbert E. Purey-Cust, 16 August, 1909[3] – 31 August, 1914[4]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John F. Parry, 31 August, 1914[5] – 1 September, 1919[6]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. Learmonth, 1 September, 1919[7] – 1924
- Rear-Admiral Henry P. Douglas, 1 October, 1924 – 1 October, 1932
- Vice-Admiral John A. Edgell, 1 October, 1932[8] – 1945
- Rear-Admiral Arthur N. Wyatt, 1945 – 1950
Assistant Hydrographers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Herbert E. Purey-Cust, 1 October, 1907[9] – 16 August, 1909[10]
- Captain Charles E. Monro, 6 September, 1909 – 17 November, 1909 (temporary)
- Captain Charles E. Monro, 14 December, 1909[11] – April, 1910
- Captain John F. Parry, 28 April, 1910[12]
- Captain Philip Nelson-Ward, 11 December, 1912[13] – 1916[14]
- Captain Ernest C. Hardy, 1 September, 1914 – 1 February, 1919
- Captain Henry P. Douglas, 1 February, 1919[15] (this may be Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer)
- Rear-Admiral Robert W. Glennie, 1 August, 1921[16] – 1 September, 1924[17]
- Captain John D. Nares, 1 September, 1924[18] – 23 February, 1928[19]
- Captain John D. Nares, 24 January, 1930[20]
- Captain John A. Edgell, 29 May, 1931 – 1 October, 1932
- Captain Arthur L. Jackson, – 6 July, 1936
- Captain Edward F. B. Law, 6 July, 1936 – 6 March, 1939
- Captain Arthur L. Jackson, – 14 January, 1942
- Vice-Admiral (retired) John D. Nares, 14 January, 1942[21] – 14 June, 1945[22] (serving in rank of Captain)
The overlap between Hardy and Nelson-Ward should be examined.
Chief Civil Assistant to the Hydrographer
Dates of appointment given:
- Fleet Paymaster George W. Underhill, – 18 June, 1897[23]
- Commander George C. Frederick, 18 June, 1897[24]
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant Llewellyn S. Dawson, 1 October, 1876
- Commander George Pirie, 7 November, 1893 – 1 July, 1894
- Commander Morris H. Smyth, 1 July, 1894 – 1 July, 1897
- Captain (retired) Cecil F. Oldham, 1 July, 1897 – 4 September, 1904
- Commander Robert W. Glennie, 1 April, 1904[25] – 1 February, 1905[26]
- Lieutenant Vivian R. Brandon, 12 June, 1906 – 26 September, 1906
- Captain (retired) Lewis F. Blackburn, 8 July, 1907 – 15 January, 1909
- Commander Guy M. Marston, 2 January, 1908 – 10 November, 1910
- Lieutenant Vivian R. Brandon, 18 March, 1909 – 11 May, 1909
- Lieutenant-Commander Vivian R. Brandon, 11 July, 1910 – 27 January, 1911
- Captain Robert W. Glennie, 7 November, 1913[27][28] – 16 December, 1913[29]
- Commander John D. Nares, 1 March, 1914[30] – 17 February, 1915[31]
- Commander Oswald T. Hodgson, 21 February, 1915 – 28 January, 1916 (temporary until 9 July, 1915)
- Captain (retired) Arthur W. Torlesse, 24 February, 1917[32] – 1 May, 1919[33]
- Commander Oswald T. Hodgson, 20 January, 1920 – 5 July, 1920
- Captain Charles W. Tinson, 28 October, 1925 – 4 August, 1926 (became ill with career-ending lung condition)
- Captain Arthur P. M. Lewes, 4 August, 1926 – 19 April, 1934 (temporarily, initially, while Tinson was ill)
- Commander Patrick S. E. Maxwell, 11 July, 1931 – 15 April, 1936
- Captain Sidney A. Geary Hill, 15 December, 1927[34] – 5 August, 1943[35] (this was extended repeatedly)
- Vice-Admiral John D. Nares, 1 August, 1940[36] – 14 January, 1942[37] (serving in rank of Commander)
Note: there seem to have been multiple men in this role, and so it is not, strictly, correct to link them in chains of succession at the foot of each man's page.
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Philip Nelson-Ward, 11 December, 1912[38]
- Captain John A. Webster, 8 August, 1916[39] – 1 August, 1919
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 1 August, 1919[40] – 15 November, 1921[41]
- Captain Frederick P. Loder-Symonds, 15 November, 1921[42] – 30 November, 1923[43]
- Captain Arthur C. Strutt, 30 November, 1923[Inference] – 30 November, 1925
- Captain Alfred H. Norman, 30 November, 1925 – 30 November, 1927
- Captain Oswald H. Dawson, 30 November, 1927[44]
- Captain Kenelm E. L. Creighton, 1929[45] – 1931[46]
- Captain John W. Clayton, 1933[47] – 2 October, 1935[48]
- Captain William G. Benn, 2 October, 1935[49] – 2 July, 1938[50]
Superintendents of Charts
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick C. Learmonth, 24 April, 1908[51]
- Commander Henry P. Douglas, 11 July, 1910 – 11 February, 1915
- Commander John D. Nares, 17 February, 1915[52] – 1 September, 1917[53]
- Commander John A. Edgell, 1 September, 1917 – 1 November, 1920
- Captain John D. Nares, 1 November, 1920[54][55] – 1 March, 1923[56]
- Captain John A. Edgell, 1 March, 1923 – 1 April, 1925
- Commander Francis E. B. Haselfoot, – 26 April, 1927
- Commander Patrick S. E. Maxwell, 26 April, 1927 – 8 February, 1929
Footnotes
- ↑ Wharton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1447.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 456.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 532.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ Purey-Cust Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 277.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 14 January, 1910. Issue 39169, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 190/378.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 190/378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1818.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Frederick Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/411. f. 483.
- ↑ Frederick Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/411. f. 483.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Schofield. p. 190.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
- ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 384.
- ↑ "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral J. W. Clayton" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 17 May, 1952. Issue 52314, col E, pg. 8.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 346.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1818.
- ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
Bibliography
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
- Day, Vice-Admiral Sir Archibald (1967). The Admiralty Hydrographic Service 1795-1919. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
- Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 0859370879.
