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The ''Fifth Sea Lord''' was a member of the Board of Admiralty between 1917 and 1918. | The '''Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service''' was a member of the Board of Admiralty between 1917 and 1918. | ||
The additional title has been seen given as "Director of Air Services",<ref>Roskill. ed. ''Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service''. p. 455.</ref> "Chief of Naval Air Services",<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 541.</ref> "Chief of Naval Air Service",<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 87.</ref><ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 531.</ref> | ==History== | ||
The position was created by Order-in-Council of 10 January, 1917,<ref>Order-in-Council of 10 January, 1917.</ref> after much wrangling between the Admiralty and the Air Board. | |||
The additional title has been seen given as "Director of Air Services",<ref>Roskill. ed. ''Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service''. p. 455.</ref> "Chief of Naval Air Services",<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 541.</ref> "Chief of Naval Air Service",<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 87.</ref><ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 531.</ref> The complete title as given in the Order-in-Council of 23 October, 1917, reads "Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service."<ref>order-in-Council of 23 October, 1917.</ref> | |||
==Fifth Sea Lords== | ==Fifth Sea Lords== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 21 March 2011
The Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service was a member of the Board of Admiralty between 1917 and 1918.
History
The position was created by Order-in-Council of 10 January, 1917,[1] after much wrangling between the Admiralty and the Air Board.
The additional title has been seen given as "Director of Air Services",[2] "Chief of Naval Air Services",[3] "Chief of Naval Air Service",[4][5] The complete title as given in the Order-in-Council of 23 October, 1917, reads "Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service."[6]
Fifth Sea Lords
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore, First Class Godfrey M. Paine, 11 January, 1917.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Order-in-Council of 10 January, 1917.
- ↑ Roskill. ed. Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service. p. 455.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 541.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 87.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 531.
- ↑ order-in-Council of 23 October, 1917.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
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