Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)
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Paymaster Rear-Admiral was a commissioned rank in the Accountant Branch of the Royal Navy.
On 3 October, 1918, the Paymaster Director-General, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief William M. C. B. Whyte, was given the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.[1] This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.[2] On 20 December, 1919, the post of Paymaster Director-General, with the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral was formally sanctioned, with retroactive effect from 6 March, 1918, with the same pay of that post, i.e. £1,200 a year.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ C.W. 34315. The National Archives. ADM 1/8543/297.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 422.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782.
Bibliography
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. XII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1926.
