Midshipman (Royal Navy)
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Midshipman was the lowest officers' rank in the Royal Navy, being the rank belonging to cadets at H.M.S. Britannia when they went to sea.
Midshipmen were outranked by Warrant Officers and Commissioned Warrant Officers in the chain of command. They also ranked junior to 1st Class Staff Sergeant-Majors in the British Army.
By an Order in Council of 23 October, 1917, the Private Allowance was no longer charged to parents, but paid by the Navy, dated 1 July.[1] The measure had been announced in the House of Commons by the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty on 11 July.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30348. p. 10900. 23 October, 1917.
- ↑ Hansard. HC Deb 11 July 1917 vol 95 c1887.
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