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In a docket of 5 March, 1920, Captain Kelly proposed that the Home and Foreign Divisions be merged into two Sections of one Division under one Director.  Captain Coode assented on 9 March, along with the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Training and Staff Duties]], Captain [[Walter Maurice Ellerton|Walter M. Ellerton]], the following day.  Rear-Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Staff]], approved the proposal on 15 March and proposed that the change take place on 1 April.  Admiral of the Fleet [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Earl Beatty]], the Chief of Naval Staff, gave his approval on 17 March.<ref>"Organisation of Operations Division."  O.D. 116.  {{TNA|ADM 116/1803.}}</ref>
 
In a docket of 5 March, 1920, Captain Kelly proposed that the Home and Foreign Divisions be merged into two Sections of one Division under one Director.  Captain Coode assented on 9 March, along with the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Training and Staff Duties]], Captain [[Walter Maurice Ellerton|Walter M. Ellerton]], the following day.  Rear-Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Staff]], approved the proposal on 15 March and proposed that the change take place on 1 April.  Admiral of the Fleet [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Earl Beatty]], the Chief of Naval Staff, gave his approval on 17 March.<ref>"Organisation of Operations Division."  O.D. 116.  {{TNA|ADM 116/1803.}}</ref>
  
==Directors of the Operations Division==
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==Directors of Operations Division==
'''Director of the Operation Division (D.O.D.):'''
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'''Director of Operation Division (D.O.D.):'''
  
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 8 January, 1912.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  C.B. 3013.  [''Naval Staff''.]  p. 121.</ref>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 8 January, 1912.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  C.B. 3013.  [''Naval Staff''.]  p. 121.</ref>

Revision as of 12:59, 24 March 2014

History

According to Dr. Nicholas Black, seventy-five Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.[1]

In a docket of 5 March, 1920, Captain Kelly proposed that the Home and Foreign Divisions be merged into two Sections of one Division under one Director. Captain Coode assented on 9 March, along with the Director of Training and Staff Duties, Captain Walter M. Ellerton, the following day. Rear-Admiral Osmond de B. Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, approved the proposal on 15 March and proposed that the change take place on 1 April. Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty, the Chief of Naval Staff, gave his approval on 17 March.[2]

Directors of Operations Division

Director of Operation Division (D.O.D.):

D.O.D. (Home):

D.O.D. (Foreign):

D.O.D.:

Assistant Directors

Second Assistant Directors

  • Captain George P. W. Hope, 15 December, 1916.[14]

Footnotes

  1. Black. British Naval Staff. p. 21.
  2. "Organisation of Operations Division." O.D. 116. The National Archives. ADM 116/1803.
  3. The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. [Naval Staff.] p. 121.
  4. Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
  5. Ibid.
  6. Ibid.
  7. Pound Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 294.
  8. Naval Staff. p. 122.
  9. Ibid.
  10. "Office Acquaint. No. 71." 1 April, 1920. The National Archives. ADM 116/1803.
  11. Naval Staff. p. 123.
  12. Naval Staff. p. 123.
  13. Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
  14. Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.

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.