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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=10 January, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=18 June, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=10 January, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=18 June, 1917<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=1 June, 1918<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|as=Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, etc., at Dover}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=1 June, 1918<ref>Dampier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 497.</ref>|as=Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, etc., at Dover}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=1 June, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 1854}}|end=|as=Captain-in-Charge, Dover}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=1 June, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 1854}}|end=7 April, 1920|as=Captain-in-Charge, Dover}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Bertram Home Ramsay|nick=Bertram H. Ramsay|appt=24 August, 1939|end=23 April, 1942|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Bertram Home Ramsay|nick=Bertram H. Ramsay|appt=24 August, 1939|end=23 April, 1942|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe|nick=Robert L. B. Cunliffe|appt=23 April, 1942|end=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe|nick=Robert L. B. Cunliffe|appt=23 April, 1942|end=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell|nick=Henry D. Pridham-Wippell|appt=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|end=11 July, 1945|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover}} | {{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell|nick=Henry D. Pridham-Wippell|appt=1 August, 1942<ref>Pridham-Wippell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/14.|D7576677}} ff. 177, 253.</ref>|end=11 July, 1945|as=Flag Officer-in-Charge, Dover}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Hugh Bousfield|nick=Henry H. Bousfield|appt=10 July, 1945|end=10 December, 1945|as=Naval Officer-in-Charge, Dover}} | |||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arnot Henderson|nick=Arnot Henderson|appt=5 February, 1915{{NavAppts|Monday, Feb 08, 1915; pg. 12; Issue 40772}}|end=11 December, 1916|note=invalided}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arnot Henderson|nick=Arnot Henderson|appt=5 February, 1915{{NavAppts|Monday, Feb 08, 1915; pg. 12; Issue 40772}}|end=11 December, 1916|note=invalided}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil Frederick Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917|end=1 June, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil Frederick Dampier|appt=18 June, 1917|end=1 June, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=1 June, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 1854}}|end=7 April, 1920}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Stanley Bernard Norfolk|nick=Stanley B. Norfolk|appt=17 June, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 828-9}}|end=19 August, 1921}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Stanley Bernard Norfolk|nick=Stanley B. Norfolk|appt=17 June, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 828-9}}|end=19 August, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Bodley Scott|nick=Thomas B. Scott|appt=1 October, 1921|end=21 October, 1923}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Bodley Scott|nick=Thomas B. Scott|appt=1 October, 1921|end=21 October, 1923}} | ||
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<div name=fredbot:office3 otitle="Assistant King's Harbour Master, Dover" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office3 otitle="Assistant King's Harbour Master, Dover" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Francis Thomas Barr|nick=Francis T. Barr|appt=14 February, 1907<ref>Barr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/88.|}} f 83.</ref>|end=15 May, 1913<ref>Barr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/88.|}} f 84.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Francis Thomas Barr|nick=Francis T. Barr|appt=14 February, 1907<ref>Barr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/88.|}} f 83.</ref>|end=15 May, 1913<ref>Barr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/88.|}} f 84.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Frederic Godfrey Bird|nick=Frederic G. Bird|appt=7 March, 1915|end=21 July, 1915}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired) ('''N''')|name=George Hope Bevan|nick=George H. Bevan|appt=15 May, 1913{{NLDec18|p. 1854}}|end=17 June, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Cecil Russell Hains Harvey|nick=Cecil R. H. Harvey|appt=27 March, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 828-9}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Frederic Godfrey Bird|nick=Frederic G. Bird|appt=7 March, 1915|end=21 July, 1915|note=apparently temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Cecil Russell Hains Harvey|nick=Cecil R. H. Harvey|appt=27 March, 1920<ref>Harvey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/40.|}} f. 42.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 828-9}}|end=21 February, 1921<ref>Harvey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/40.|}} f. 42.</ref>}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 30 April 2023
Dover was an important British base from which light forces sortied to cover the English Channel at its pinch point near Calais and Dunkirk. It serving as the operational base for the Dover Patrol as well as the forces covering Auxiliary Patrol Area XI.
Senior Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear-Admiral Heathcoat S. Grant, 10 January, 1917[1] – 18 June, 1917[2]
- Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Dampier, 18 June, 1917[3] – 1 June, 1918[4]
- Commodore, Second Class Alexander P. Davidson, 1 June, 1918[5] – 7 April, 1920
- Rear-Admiral Bertram H. Ramsay, 24 August, 1939 – 23 April, 1942
- Commodore, First Class Robert L. B. Cunliffe, 23 April, 1942 – 1 August, 1942[6] (temporary)
- Admiral Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 1 August, 1942[7] – 11 July, 1945
- Captain Henry H. Bousfield, 10 July, 1945 – 10 December, 1945
Superintendents
- Captain Frederic A. H. Russel, 16 December, 1940[8] – 20 November, 1945[9]
King's Harbour Master
- Commander Stewart E. Forster, 25 February, 1910 – 9 October, 1913
- Captain (retired) Edward Winthrop, 25 January, 1915 – 5 February, 1915[10]
- Captain (retired) Arnot Henderson, 5 February, 1915[11] – 11 December, 1916 (invalided)
- Rear-Admiral Cecil Frederick Dampier, 18 June, 1917 – 1 June, 1918
- Commodore, Second Class Alexander P. Davidson, 1 June, 1918[12] – 7 April, 1920
- Commander (N) Stanley B. Norfolk, 17 June, 1919[13] – 19 August, 1921
- Commander Thomas B. Scott, 1 October, 1921 – 21 October, 1923
Assistant King's Harbour Master
- Captain (retired) Francis T. Barr, 14 February, 1907[14] – 15 May, 1913[15]
- Commander (retired) (N) George H. Bevan, 15 May, 1913[16] – 17 June, 1919
- Captain (retired) Frederic G. Bird, 7 March, 1915 – 21 July, 1915 (apparently temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander (N) Cecil R. H. Harvey, 27 March, 1920[17][18] – 21 February, 1921[19]
- Captain (retired) George E. B. Bairnsfather, 1 January, 1915 – 15 June, 1918
- Acting Captain Ferdinand H. Elderton, before December, 1918[20] (temporary)
- Captain (retired) Francis T. Barr, 13 October, 1914[21] – 15 June, 1918[22]
Footnotes
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1854.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 08, 1915; pg. 12; Issue 40772.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 08, 1915; pg. 12; Issue 40772.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1854.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 828-9.
- ↑ Barr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/88. f 83.
- ↑ Barr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/88. f 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1854.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/40. f. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 828-9.
- ↑ Harvey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/40. f. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1154.
- ↑ Barr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/88. f 83.
- ↑ Barr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/88. f 83.
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