Naval Officers' Appointments

Naval Officer's Appointments

Source: St. James Budget, dated January 6th, 1882

As Transcribed by "Bev Edmonds"

Name of Officer	Rank	Appointed to	Vice	Remarks, Courses etc
John D'Arcy	Captain	HMS Duncan {Royal Naval Barracks} recommissioned	-	-
John E. Greenhow	Commander	HMS Duncan	-	-
Edmund J. Church	Commander	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea, recommissioned
Uvedale C. Singleton	-	HMS Jumna	Church	-
Lord Charles W.D. Beresford	Commander	HMS Condor	Egerton	-
Walter B. Bridges	Commander	HMS Ganges	Fanshawe	-
Burges Watson	Commander	HMS Miranda	Dawson	-
John G. Musters	Commander	HMS Pembroke	-	for Steam Reserve duties at Chatham, in lieu of appointment dated the 24th ult
Charles J. Balfour	Commander	HMS Pembroke	-	additional, for Steam Reserve at Sheerness
H.E. Walters	Commander	HMS Hercules	Down	-
E.T. Needham	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
H.C.M. Festing	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
R.S. Rolleston	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
G.A. Primrose	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
H.P. Routh	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
H. D. Law	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
F. Spring-Rice	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
A.B. Milne	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
G.T. Dean Pitt	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
E.P. Chapman	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
J.C. Ede	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
C.H. Robertson	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
Oliver Young	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
E.G. Shortland	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
Lewis Bayly	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
C.P. Streeter	Lieutenant	HMS Vernon	-	Short course of torpedo and gunnery instruction
Henry F. Haszard	Lieutenant	HMS Penelope, additional	Gresley	for the Cherub
J.C.P. Walcot	Lieutenant	HMS Lion	Prater	-
Palmer H. Smythies	Lieutenant	Lord Warden, additional	Johnson	-
Fritz Hauch E. Crowe	Lieutenant	Lord Warden,	De Hoghten	for the Firm
Herbert G. Paris	Lieutenant	HMS Euryalus, additional, for recommission	-	{appointment of Lieutenant H. Charrington cancelled}
Charles G.W. Aylen	Lieutenant	HMS Revenge	H.G. Paris	-
Charles G.J. Cater	Lieutenant	HMS Ruby	Stanley	-
Edmund H. Smith	Midshipmen	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea, when recommissioned
Thomas W. Kemp	Midshipmen	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea, when recommissioned
J.E.O. Russell	Midshipmen	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea, when recommissioned
Charles W.G. Leggatt	Midshipmen	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea.
Charles A.L. Cameron	Naval Cadet:	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea
Thomas T.H. Rapson	Staff Commander	HMS Asia	-	additional
Albert J. Durston	Chief Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
R.H. Barrett	Chief Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
H.C. Jones	Chief Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
John Miller	Chief Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	commissioned
Richard W. Topp	Chief Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea
George R. Bissaker	Chief Engineers	HMS Asia	Topp	additional, for the Active
R. Irwin	Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
W.A. Howlett	Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
W.H. Davis	Engineers	HMS Duncan	-	additional
William G. Parson	Engineers	HMS Asia	-	additional
Henry B. Clatworthy	Engineers	HMS Valorous	Denny	-
J. Brown {a}	Engineers	HMS Asia	-	as supernumerary
Henry Cook	Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea
William J. Andrew	Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boadicea
J.A. Couper	Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	on the paying-off of the Boadicea
William J.C. Brown	Engineers	HMS Thalia	-	on the paying-off of the Boadicea
W. Bromley {b}	Assistant Engineer	HMS Duncan	-	additional
Charles H. Biddick	Assistant Engineer	HMS Thalia	-	on the paying-off of the Boadicea
William G. Tazewell	Assistant Engineer	HMS Thalia	-	for the Boeadicea
John E. Johnston	Assistant Engineer	HMS Boadicea	-	-
The Rev. Francis C. Antridge	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS St. Vincent	Davies	-
Rev. G. Axland	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Thalia	-	for service in the Boadicea
Rev. S. Kenah, B.A.	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Excellent	Neale	-
Rev. J.C. Edwards	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Alexander	Kenah	-
Rev. Edmund J. Hitchings	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Royal Adelaide	Edwards	-
Rev. F. Davies	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	Royal Marine Artillery Division at Eastney	Lloyd	-
Isaac D. Lewis	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Cambridge	Antridge	-
Rev. W. Dickson	Chaplains and Naval Instructors	HMS Duncan	-	recommissioned.
George Bolster	Staff Surgeons	HMS Revenge	Eastcott	-
Edward Meade	Staff Surgeons	HMS Penelope	-	-
Ingham Hanbury	Staff Surgeons	HMS Revenge	-	additional,for Service with Marine Battalion in Ireland
W.L. Powell	Staff Surgeons	HMS Thalia	-	for the Bodicea.
A.L. Christie,M.B.	Surgeons	HMS Excellent,	Browning	-
A.M. French	Surgeons	HMS Thalia	-	Boadicea
John S. Moore	Paymaster	Secretary to Vice Admiral Sir F.B.P. Seymour, G.C.B	Kirkness	-
Charles C.L. B. Townsend	Assistant Paymaster	HMS Duncan	-	as secretary's clerk.

Appointments of Senior Naval Officers (with potted biog) The Illustrated London News of Nov. 9, 1907

Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe. K.C.B	who has been appointed the new Naval Commander of Portsmouth, is the second son of Admiral Sir E.G. Fanshawe, G.C.B. He was born in 1814. The new Commander of Portsmouth was A.D.C. to Queen Victoria for two years from 1895, and has served the Channel Squadron as Second-in-Command from 1902-5. He was Commander-in-Chief for the Australian Station, and in 1904 he Received his K.C.B.
Rear-Admiral Henry John Oram, C.B	the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet, entered the Navy twenty eight years ago, and has risen to his high position in comparatively short time. He was appointed Chief Engineer in 1899, Staff Engineer in 1903, and Fleet Engineer and Inspector of Machinery four years later. His appointment as Engineer Rear-Admiral dates from 1901. Admiral Oram succeeds Engineer Vice Admiral Sir A. John Durston.

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