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  • [[File:Wemyss Orpen.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss, portrayed as an Admiral.<b ...during the [[First World War]], followed by his elevation to the position of [[First Sea Lord]] in 1917.
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  • ...., Royal Navy (12 August, 1870 &ndash; 23 January, 1927) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. On 28 January, 1892, FitzMaurice was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 May, 1890.{{Gaz|26253|543|2 February, 1892}}
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  • ..., 1865 &ndash; 20 April, 1940) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, and on 25 January, 1878, joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmou
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  • ...t, 1871 &ndash; 9 April, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...potts was born on 1 August, 1871, the son of the Reverend H. J. Phillpotts of Lamerton Vicarage, Tavistock.
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  • ...Navy, Retired (2 November, 1866 &ndash; 29 April, 1933) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...lver watch and chain valued at £10: and the Yarborough Scholarship; value of 35 guineas (just under £37).<ref>Kiddle. ff. 7-8.</ref>
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  • ...dition to his years of service at sea, he held the distinction of becoming the first British Flag Officer to become a qualified aeroplane pilot. ...ut of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
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  • ...62 &ndash; 15 September, 1948) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] and a historian. ...istopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher Cradock]]. He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 Janu
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  • ....O., Royal Navy (6 February, 1849 &ndash; 13 June, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...studying at Eton, Durnford entered the [[Royal Navy]], being appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 9 Septe
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  • ...Borrett]], would serve in the navy in both World Wars, attaining the rank of Captain. ...aminations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming third out of his batch of twenty.{{NMI|Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8}}
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  • ...aps best known for his pivotal rôle in the [[Loss of H.M.S. Victoria|loss of H.M.S. ''Victoria'']] in 1893. ..., where he attempted to suppress the "blackbirding" quasi-slave trade from the South Sea Islands to Australia, and punished Nakapa islanders for murdering
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  • ...Royal Navy, Retired (9 July, 1864 &ndash; 14 May, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...uccessful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
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  • ...C.M.G., C.B. (15 October, 1854 &ndash; 1 November, 1929) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 8 December, 1879.{{Gaz|24791|7324|12 December, 1879}}
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  • ...avy, Retired (23 April, 1852 &ndash; 16 September, 1939) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. In December 1874, Marx was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal]].{{NLOct78|p. 578}}
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  • ...., Royal Navy (6 September, 1858 &ndash; 19 March, 1933) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Jerram was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 January, 1881.{{Gaz|24922|74|7 January, 1881}}
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  • ...(McGill) R.N. (30 August, 1864 &ndash; 17 August, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. De Chair was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}}, dated 19 May, 1885.{{Gaz|25514|4516|25 September, 1885}}
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  • ...y, Retired (14 February, 1866 &ndash; 24 February, 1943) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in January, 1889.
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  • ...yal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1869 &ndash; 11 July, 1959) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Dent was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1901.{{Gaz|27393|3|3 January, 1902}}
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  • ...Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Intelligence]] during the [[First World War]]. ...f the Reverend Henry Thomas Armfield, vicar of the cathedral and the close of Salisbury.
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  • ...nter-Allied Commission of Control in Berlin, before retiring with the rank of Admiral in 1924. He was knighted in 1918. ...Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]], and then served on the instructional staff. Charlton afterwards served as Torpedo Lieutenant in s
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  • ...R.N., Retired (3 December, 1859 &ndash; 28 April, 1940) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...dsor and Rector of Sudbury, and the Honourable Caroline Maria, daughter of the fifth Lord Vernon.
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