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| − | A Convoy Section of the Naval Staff had been set up on 25 June, 1917 under Fleet Paymaster [[Henry Wilfred Eldon Manisty|H. W. Eldon Manisty]], who was given the title of Organising Manager of Convoys. | + | A Convoy Section of the Naval Staff had been set up on 25 June, 1917 under Fleet Paymaster [[Henry Wilfred Eldon Manisty|H. W. Eldon Manisty]], who was given the title of Organising Manager of Convoys.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 79}} It was given accommodation on the Ground Floor of Admiralty House.{{BlackNavalStaff|p. 183}} |
| − | According to the Staff History, the Convoy Section was constituted as the Mercantile Movements Division on 1 October under Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|Frederic A. Whitehead]]. It was now independent of the Trade Division. | + | According to the Staff History, the Convoy Section was constituted as the Mercantile Movements Division on 1 October under Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|Frederic A. Whitehead]]. It was now independent of the Trade Division.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 89}} |
==Directors of Mercantile Movements== | ==Directors of Mercantile Movements== | ||
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| − | *{{CaptRN}} [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|Frederic A. Whitehead]], 10 September, 1917 | + | *{{CaptRN}} [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|Frederic A. Whitehead]], 10 September, 1917{{UKNavalStaff|p. 122}}|precBy=New Appointment |
| − | *Captain [[Bertram Hornsby Smith|Bertram H. Smith]], 19 January, 1919 | + | *Captain [[Bertram Hornsby Smith|Bertram H. Smith]], 19 January, 1919{{UKNavalStaff|p. 123}} |
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| + | * [[George Henry Baird]] held a similar post as Director of Shipping Movements in the Mediterranean. | ||
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Revision as of 10:22, 24 October 2014
A Convoy Section of the Naval Staff had been set up on 25 June, 1917 under Fleet Paymaster H. W. Eldon Manisty, who was given the title of Organising Manager of Convoys.[1] It was given accommodation on the Ground Floor of Admiralty House.[2]
According to the Staff History, the Convoy Section was constituted as the Mercantile Movements Division on 1 October under Captain Frederic A. Whitehead. It was now independent of the Trade Division.[3]
Directors of Mercantile Movements
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 10 September, 1917[4]|precBy=New Appointment
- Captain Bertram H. Smith, 19 January, 1919[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 79.
- ↑ Black. The British Naval Staff. p. 183.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 89.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 123.
Bibliography
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
- Black, Nicholas (2009). The British Naval Staff in the First World War. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843834427.
See Also
- George Henry Baird held a similar post as Director of Shipping Movements in the Mediterranean.
