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The '''Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff''' was a [[Royal Navy]] officer directly responsible to the [[First Sea Lord]] for non-operational divisions of the [[Naval Staff (Royal Navy)|Naval Staff]], and held a position on the [[Board of Admiralty]]. The position was created in 1917 as one of two deputies with Board Status to whom the First Sea Lord delegated responsibility for the running of the Naval Staff. The position still exists today on the Admiralty Board which directs the Royal Navy. | The '''Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff''' was a [[Royal Navy]] officer directly responsible to the [[First Sea Lord]] for non-operational divisions of the [[Naval Staff (Royal Navy)|Naval Staff]], and held a position on the [[Board of Admiralty]]. The position was created in 1917 as one of two deputies with Board Status to whom the First Sea Lord delegated responsibility for the running of the Naval Staff. The position still exists today on the Admiralty Board which directs the Royal Navy. | ||
==History== | |||
Rear-Admiral [[Alexander Ludovic Duff|Alexander L. Duff]] was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May, 1917.<ref>Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 80.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff was a Royal Navy officer directly responsible to the First Sea Lord for non-operational divisions of the Naval Staff, and held a position on the Board of Admiralty. The position was created in 1917 as one of two deputies with Board Status to whom the First Sea Lord delegated responsibility for the running of the Naval Staff. The position still exists today on the Admiralty Board which directs the Royal Navy.
History
Rear-Admiral Alexander L. Duff was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May, 1917.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 80.
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