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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Ronald Beddard Blount|nick=George R. B. Blount|appt=30 November, 1920<ref>Blount Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>|end=31 May, 1923<ref>Blount Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Ronald Beddard Blount|nick=George R. B. Blount|appt=30 November, 1920<ref>Blount Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>|end=31 May, 1923<ref>Blount Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 428.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fortescue Sells|nick=William F. Sells|appt=31 May, 1923<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>|end=18 July, 1925<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fortescue Sells|nick=William F. Sells|appt=31 May, 1923<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>|end=18 July, 1925<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. F. Fairbairn|appt=18 July, 1925|end=16 April, 1927}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=16 April, 1927<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>|end=8 April, 1929<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=16 April, 1927<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>|end=8 April, 1929<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Gordon Sedgwick|nick=Cyril G. Sedgwick|end=30 June, 1932<ref>Superseded that day. Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Gordon Sedgwick|nick=Cyril G. Sedgwick|end=30 June, 1932<ref>Superseded that day. Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 22 August 2017
The Devonport Gunnery School was part of the Devonport Naval Barracks, sometimes referred to as H.M.S. Vivid.
First World War
| Numbers trained by Devonport August, 1914 - August, 1918[1] | |
|---|---|
| Lieuts. (G) | 0 |
| Officers R.N. for T.B.D.s | 0 |
| Other commissioned officers R.N. | 17 |
| R.N.A.S. officers | 0 |
| R.N.V.R. officers | 206 |
| R.N.R. officers | 1560 |
| Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 129 |
| Gunners (T) | 93 |
| Gunners [O.C.R. error?] | 0 |
| Boatswains | 34 |
| Gunner's Mates | 140 |
| Gunlayer I. | 136 |
| Gunlayer II. | 1149 |
| Gunlayer III. | 2 |
| P.O. (G) | 457 |
| Seaman Gunners | 3885 |
| Rangetakers | 277 |
| Lieut. (G)'s Writers | 34 |
| Divers—Seamen | 169 |
| Divers—Artisan | 38 |
| A.B. | 3190 |
| D.A.M.S. Gunlayers D.A.M.S. 2nd Hands |
3356 |
| Trawler Ratings | 3357 |
| D.F.C. | 100 |
| Ratings for Motor Boats | 80 |
| Ratings for Tank Corps | 0 |
| Ratings for Machine Guns | 0 |
| Ratings for Air Service | 0 |
| Motor Mechanics | 0 |
| R.N.V.R. Seamen | 1502 |
| R.N.R. Seamen | 4414 |
| New Ships' Companies | 51 |
| E.R.A.s | 1864 |
| Marine Recruits | 0 |
| Warrant Armourers | 0 |
| Chief Armourers | 32 |
| Armourers | 48 |
| Armourer's Mates | 35 |
| Armourer's Crew | 335 |
| Miscellaneous Officers and Men | 2685 |
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John B. Eustace, 4 November, 1907[2][3]
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 1 March, 1910[4]
- Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, 1 May, 1912[5]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 8 September, 1914[6] – December, 1914
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, December, 1914[7] – 1915
- Commander Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 31 October, 1915[8] – 30 July, 1916[9]
- Commander James G. P. Ingham, 29 July, 1916[10]
- Commander George V. W. Carey, 13 September, 1918 – 6 December, 1918
- Captain George R. B. Blount, 30 November, 1920[11] – 31 May, 1923[12]
- Captain William F. Sells, 31 May, 1923[13] – 18 July, 1925[14]
- Captain Bernard W. F. Fairbairn, 18 July, 1925 – 16 April, 1927
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 16 April, 1927[15] – 8 April, 1929[16]
- Captain Cyril G. Sedgwick, ? – 30 June, 1932[17]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 30 June, 1932[18] – August, 1934[19]
Footnotes
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918, pp. 21-22.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 394a.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1910. Issue 39179, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399b.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399d.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
