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According to Dr. Nicholas Black, 206 Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.{{BlackNavalStaff|p. 21}} | According to Dr. Nicholas Black, 206 Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.{{BlackNavalStaff|p. 21}} | ||
==Directors | ==Directors== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Thomas Jackson]], 9 January, 1912.<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 496.</ref> | *{{CaptRN}} [[Thomas Jackson]], 9 January, 1912.<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 496.</ref> as=Director of the Intelligence Division | ||
*{{RearRN}} [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 1 November, 1913.<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 319.</ref> | *{{RearRN}} [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 1 November, 1913.<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 319.</ref> as=Director of the Intelligence Division | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[William Reginald Hall|Sir W. Reginald Hall]], 14 October, 1914.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 122}} | *Rear-Admiral [[William Reginald Hall|Sir W. Reginald Hall]], 14 October, 1914.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 122}} as=Director of the Intelligence Division | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair|Hugh F. P. Sinclair]], 18 January, 1919.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | *Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair|Hugh F. P. Sinclair]], 18 January, 1919.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]], 15 August, 1921.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | *Rear-Admiral [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]], 15 August, 1921.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Alan Geoffrey Hotham|Alan G. Hotham]], 15 August, 1924.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | *Rear-Admiral [[Alan Geoffrey Hotham|Alan G. Hotham]], 15 August, 1924.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[William Wordsworth Fisher]] | *Rear-Admiral [[William Wordsworth Fisher|William W. Fisher]], 17 August, 1926.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} temporary | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Barry Edward Domvile|Barry E. Domvile]], 15 August, 1927.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | *Rear-Admiral [[Barry Edward Domvile|Barry E. Domvile]], 15 August, 1927.{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}} | ||
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==Assistant Directors== | ==Assistant Directors== | ||
Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
<div name=fredbot:office1 nat=UK otitle="[[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence Division]]"> | |||
*Captain [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]], 8 January, 1912. | *Captain [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]], 8 January, 1912. | ||
*Captain [[Edward Fitzhardinge Heaton-Ellis|Edward F. Heaton-Ellis]], 14 February, 1914. | *Captain [[Edward Fitzhardinge Heaton-Ellis|Edward F. Heaton-Ellis]], 14 February, 1914. | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 15 May 2014
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.[1]
According to Dr. Nicholas Black, 206 Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.[2]
Directors
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas Jackson, 9 January, 1912.[3] as=Director of the Intelligence Division
- Rear-Admiral Henry F. Oliver, 1 November, 1913.[4] as=Director of the Intelligence Division
- Rear-Admiral Sir W. Reginald Hall, 14 October, 1914.[5] as=Director of the Intelligence Division
- Rear-Admiral Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 18 January, 1919.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 15 August, 1921.[7]
- Rear-Admiral Alan G. Hotham, 15 August, 1924.[8]
- Rear-Admiral William W. Fisher, 17 August, 1926.[9] temporary
- Rear-Admiral Barry E. Domvile, 15 August, 1927.[10]
Assistant Directors
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 8 January, 1912.
- Captain Edward F. Heaton-Ellis, 14 February, 1914.
Footnotes
- ↑ Baker. The Terror of Tobermory. p. 27.
- ↑ Black. The British Naval Staff. p. 21.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 496.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
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 No. 8 at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
