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===Publicity Section=== | ===Publicity Section=== | ||
| − | This section was under D.N.I. and the [[Chief Censor (Royal Navy)|Chief Censor]]. An office memorandum of 27 January, 1918, outlined the duties of the section staff as below. At some point in 1918 the section became an independent [[Naval Publicity Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Publicity Department]]. | + | This section was under D.N.I. and the [[Chief Censor (Royal Navy)|Chief Censor]]. An office memorandum of 27 January, 1918, outlined the duties of the section staff as shown below.<ref>"Office Memorandum. Naval Intelligence Division. Publicity Section." Docket entitled "Air Department Documents: Organisation of Duties of Admiralty Concerning the Air Services June 1917 – Feby 1918." {{TNA|AIR 1/279/15/226/127.}} Location of Commander Walcott's office taken from "Admiralty Telephone Exchange List 1918." Revised August, 1918. Accessed at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.</ref> At some point in 1918 the section became an independent [[Naval Publicity Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Publicity Department]]. |
{| class="collapsible wikitable" | {| class="collapsible wikitable" | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | Office: 47, West Block, Admiralty. | ||
|-valign="top" | |-valign="top" | ||
| − | | Commander Colpoys C. Walcott, R.N.<br>Section 31. | + | | style="width: 30%" | Commander Colpoys C. Walcott, R.N.<br>Section 31. |
| (1) Liason officer to N.W.A.C. and Department of Information.<br>(2) In charge of all work connected with this section. Deals direct with D.I.D. and Chief Censor or other Heads of Departments as requisite in connection with Publicity work, and all questions of policy should be dealt with by | | (1) Liason officer to N.W.A.C. and Department of Information.<br>(2) In charge of all work connected with this section. Deals direct with D.I.D. and Chief Censor or other Heads of Departments as requisite in connection with Publicity work, and all questions of policy should be dealt with by | ||
|-valign="top" | |-valign="top" | ||
| − | | Lieutenant H. Sullivan, R.N.V.R. | + | | Lieutenant H. Sullivan, R.N.V.R.<br>31 (V). |
| − | | (1) Assistant to Commander Walcott. | + | | (1) Assistant to Commander Walcott.<br>(2) Arranges details of all visits to the Fleet and Naval Bases.<br>(3) Reads British Press and German W/T messages. |
| − | |} | + | |-valign="top" |
| + | | Paymaster H. Foster, R.N.R. | ||
| + | | Secretary. Receives and deals with all official correspondence. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | Office: Lord Chancellor's Court, House of Lords. | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Commander Calthrop.<br>31 (C). | ||
| + | | Assists Commander Walcott on Press matters generally. Liason between N.W.A.C. and country Press. Attends meetings on Wednesday of N.W.A.C. and country Press. Writes articles as requisite. Assists when required with visits of foreign journalists, etc. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "A". | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Mr. John Leyland.<br>31 (A). | ||
| + | | Deals with the Editor in Chief, N.W.A.C. Writes articles as requisite on Naval policy and Naval operations. Assists Mr. Fiennes to cover the neglected side of Naval Press work. New dockyards and works of this class. | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Lieutenant Gordon Robinson, R.M.A. | ||
| + | | Deals entirely with the Ministry of Shipping and writes articles on all subjects connected therewith. Keeps in touch with Press of all nations on shipping matters, assisted by Mr. Hanbury. | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Mr. Cecil Hanbury.<br>31 (H). | ||
| + | | Assists Commander Walcott. Visits Sections in I.D. and writes trade articles as requisite for the foreign Press from material gained from these interviews after consultation with the Foreign Office News Department. Reads foreign Press shipping matters. Consults Mr. Robinson as requisite when dealing with articles in connection with foreign shipping. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "B". | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Staff Paymaster Cox, R.N.R.<br>31 (X). | ||
| + | | (1) Deals with operations overseas by articles, etc.<br>(2) Coast watching and patrol work, minesweeping, the work of fishermen. | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Paymaster H. Loughnan, R.N.R.<br>31 (M). | ||
| + | | Deals with articles, etc., relating to German submarine operations against the Mercantile Marine. Honours and awards to Naval Ratings, stories of heroism. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "C". | ||
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
| + | | Mr. H. F. Wyatt.<br>Staff Paymaster Collingwood Hughes.<br>31 (L). | ||
| + | | Deal with all questions relating to or in connection with Naval lectures and lecturers on the Navy and Mercantile Marine. To lecture as requisite and arranged in conjunction with N.W.A.C., War Office and Y.M.C.A. Assist duly credited organisations such as N.W.A.C. and Y.M.C.A., Shipyard Labour, War Office, etc., as requisite by providing Naval anecdotes and statistics for their accredited speakers and lecturers. | ||
| + | |} | ||
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==Directors== | ==Directors== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
Revision as of 06:02, 23 July 2015
The Naval Intelligence Division (from 1912 to 1918 the Intelligence Division) was the intelligence-gathering body of the Royal Navy's Admiralty War Staff and successor Naval Staff.
Contents
History
As constituted on 8 January, 1912, the Intelligence Division was composed of a Director, an Assistant Director, fourteen Naval and Marine officers, and thirteen civilian staff.[1] The first Director, Captain Thomas Jackson, had been Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence in the Naval Intelligence Department and Head of Foreign Division. The Assistant Director, Captain Maurice S. FitzMaurice, had been additional Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence in the N.I.D.
Great War
Commander Gilbert Stephenson, an officer in the Intelligence Division, later commented:
The system in the War Room at the start was very inadequate. None of the Commanders on duty there was able to take action without the approval of a Post-Captain. This was quite ridiculous, and I said so! My suggestion for more delegation of authority was not approved.
But when I worked as a Duty Commander - 24 hours on, 48 hours off - there was no question of referring everything to senior officers. The messages that came in had to be acted upon - and of course that suited me much better.[2]
According to Dr. Nicholas Black, 206 Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.[3]
At some point between 18 March, 1918,[4] and 18 June, 1918, the division was renamed the Naval Intelligence Division and the director became the Director of Naval Intelligence once more.[5]
Sections
Publicity Section
This section was under D.N.I. and the Chief Censor. An office memorandum of 27 January, 1918, outlined the duties of the section staff as shown below.[6] At some point in 1918 the section became an independent Naval Publicity Department.
| Office: 47, West Block, Admiralty. | |
| Commander Colpoys C. Walcott, R.N. Section 31. |
(1) Liason officer to N.W.A.C. and Department of Information. (2) In charge of all work connected with this section. Deals direct with D.I.D. and Chief Censor or other Heads of Departments as requisite in connection with Publicity work, and all questions of policy should be dealt with by |
| Lieutenant H. Sullivan, R.N.V.R. 31 (V). |
(1) Assistant to Commander Walcott. (2) Arranges details of all visits to the Fleet and Naval Bases. (3) Reads British Press and German W/T messages. |
| Paymaster H. Foster, R.N.R. | Secretary. Receives and deals with all official correspondence. |
| Office: Lord Chancellor's Court, House of Lords. | |
| Commander Calthrop. 31 (C). |
Assists Commander Walcott on Press matters generally. Liason between N.W.A.C. and country Press. Attends meetings on Wednesday of N.W.A.C. and country Press. Writes articles as requisite. Assists when required with visits of foreign journalists, etc. |
| Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "A". | |
| Mr. John Leyland. 31 (A). |
Deals with the Editor in Chief, N.W.A.C. Writes articles as requisite on Naval policy and Naval operations. Assists Mr. Fiennes to cover the neglected side of Naval Press work. New dockyards and works of this class. |
| Lieutenant Gordon Robinson, R.M.A. | Deals entirely with the Ministry of Shipping and writes articles on all subjects connected therewith. Keeps in touch with Press of all nations on shipping matters, assisted by Mr. Hanbury. |
| Mr. Cecil Hanbury. 31 (H). |
Assists Commander Walcott. Visits Sections in I.D. and writes trade articles as requisite for the foreign Press from material gained from these interviews after consultation with the Foreign Office News Department. Reads foreign Press shipping matters. Consults Mr. Robinson as requisite when dealing with articles in connection with foreign shipping. |
| Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "B". | |
| Staff Paymaster Cox, R.N.R. 31 (X). |
(1) Deals with operations overseas by articles, etc. (2) Coast watching and patrol work, minesweeping, the work of fishermen. |
| Paymaster H. Loughnan, R.N.R. 31 (M). |
Deals with articles, etc., relating to German submarine operations against the Mercantile Marine. Honours and awards to Naval Ratings, stories of heroism. |
| Office: 4a, Cockspur Street, Room "C". | |
| Mr. H. F. Wyatt. Staff Paymaster Collingwood Hughes. 31 (L). |
Deal with all questions relating to or in connection with Naval lectures and lecturers on the Navy and Mercantile Marine. To lecture as requisite and arranged in conjunction with N.W.A.C., War Office and Y.M.C.A. Assist duly credited organisations such as N.W.A.C. and Y.M.C.A., Shipyard Labour, War Office, etc., as requisite by providing Naval anecdotes and statistics for their accredited speakers and lecturers. |
Directors
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas Jackson, 9 January, 1912[7] – 1 November, 1913[8]
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Oliver, 1 November, 1913[9] – 13 October, 1914[10]
- Rear-Admiral Sir W. Reginald Hall, 14 October, 1914[11][12] – 15 January, 1919[13]
- Rear-Admiral Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 18 January, 1919[14] – 15 August, 1921[15]
- Rear-Admiral Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 15 August, 1921[16]
- Rear-Admiral Alan G. Hotham, 15 August, 1924[17]
- Rear-Admiral William W. Fisher, 17 August, 1926[18] – 1 January, 1927[19] (temporary)
- Rear-Admiral Barry E. Domvile, 15 August, 1927[20] – 15 August, 1930[21]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil V. Usborne, 15 August, 1930[22] – 15 August, 1932[23]
- Rear-Admiral Gerald C. Dickens, 15 August, 1932[24] – 9 September, 1935[25]
- Rear-Admiral James A. G. Troup, 9 September, 1935[26] – 7 February, 1939[27]
Deputy Directors
- Captain William M. James, 15 January, 1919[28]
- Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, 20 March, 1920[Inference]
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 1 April, 1922[29] – 14 September, 1923[30]
- Captain George K. Chetwode, 11 September, 1923[31][32] – 15 May, 1925[33]
- Captain Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 15 May, 1925[34] – May, 1927[35]
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 1927
- Captain Alfred E. Evans, 15 June, 1929[36] – 26 April, 1930[37]
- Captain Gerald C. Harrison, 26 April, 1930[38]
- Captain William E. C. Tait, 29 April, 1932[39]
Also, Raymond Andrew Nugent at some point.[Fact Check]
Assistant Directors
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 8 January, 1912[40] – 14 February, 1914[41]
- Captain Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis, 14 February, 1914[42] – 13 May, 1914[43]
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 15 July, 1921[44] – 1 April, 1922[45]
Tristan Dannreuther held this position from 7 April, 1919,[46] but we've left him off the list as, in March 1919, five men were jointly holding the position.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Admiralty War Staff. Distribution of Work.—May 1912." pp. 3-5. The National Archives. ADM 1/8272.
- ↑ Baker. The Terror of Tobermory. p. 27.
- ↑ Black. The British Naval Staff. p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 1814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 1814.
- ↑ "Office Memorandum. Naval Intelligence Division. Publicity Section." Docket entitled "Air Department Documents: Organisation of Duties of Admiralty Concerning the Air Services June 1917 – Feby 1918." The National Archives. AIR 1/279/15/226/127. Location of Commander Walcott's office taken from "Admiralty Telephone Exchange List 1918." Revised August, 1918. Accessed at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 496.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 496.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 368.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 231.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/135. f. 340.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/135. f. 340.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 146.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 September, 1923. Issue 43443, col A, p. 20.
- ↑ Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
- ↑ Chetwode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 228.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ "Naval, Military and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 11 April, 1930. Issue 45485, col D, p. 21.
- ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 23 January, 1932. Issue 46038, col F, p. 19.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20/38.
- ↑ Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20/38.
- ↑ 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. (January, 1921). p. 1815.
Bibliography
- Black, Nicholas (2009). The British Naval Staff in the First World War. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843834427.
- 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.
