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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Limpus|nick=Arthur H. Limpus|appt=5 March, 1917<ref>Limpus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 137.</ref>|end=26 June, 1917<ref>Limpus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 137.</ref>|precBy=New Committee}} | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Limpus|nick=Arthur H. Limpus|appt=5 March, 1917<ref>Limpus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 137.</ref>|end=26 June, 1917<ref>Limpus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 137.</ref>|precBy=New Committee}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Charles Dreyer|nick=Frederic C. Dreyer|appt=26 June, 1917<ref>''Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918''. p. 14.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Charles Dreyer|nick=Frederic C. Dreyer|appt=26 June, 1917<ref>''Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918''. p. 14.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Ralph Crooke|nick=Henry R. Crooke|appt=1 October, 1918<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}} f. 36.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Ralph Crooke|nick=Henry R. Crooke|appt=1 October, 1918<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}} f. 36.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:47, 3 November 2015
The British formed the Shell Committee to examine issues of their projectiles failing to penetrate armour or to properly explode after doing so.
Presidents
- Vice-Admiral Arthur H. Limpus, 5 March, 1917[1] – 26 June, 1917[2]
- Captain Frederic C. Dreyer, 26 June, 1917[3]
- Captain Henry R. Crooke, 1 October, 1918[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Reports of the Shell Committee. 1917 and 1918. p. 14.
- ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136. f. 36.
