Shanghai
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Shanghai was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
A Major G. H. F. Abraham was holding the appointment of General Staff Officer, Shanghai in May, 1919. On 1 September 1919, Paymaster-Commander H. A. D. J. Gyles was appointed as post of "Naval Agent, Shanghai". In June 1921, it was ordered that the title should be altered to "Resident Naval Officer, Shanghai", in accordance with the practice recently instituted at Singapore.[1]
Captain Captain Percival H. G. James was Naval Liaison Officer, Shanghai, vice Edwards, from 1 December, 1939 to some time in 1940.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Agent at Shanghai." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 8, 1921, Issue 42741, p.21.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
