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| − | '''Grain Island Air Station''' was a [[Royal Naval Air Service]] command during the [[Great War]]. An experimental depot was added to the base in 1917. | + | '''Grain Island Air Station''', sometimes called '''Isle of Grain Naval Air Station''' was a [[Royal Naval Air Service]] command during the [[Great War]]. An experimental depot was added to the base in 1917. |
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command, Grain Island Air Station" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command, Grain Island Air Station" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Charles Erskine Risk|nick=Charles E. Risk|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=John Wilfrid Seddon|nick=John W. Seddon|appt=31 December, 1912<ref>Seddon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|}} f. 293.</ref>|end=31 March, 1913<ref>Seddon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|}} f. 293.</ref>|note=sick at end}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=John Wilfrid Seddon|nick=John W. Seddon|appt=7 May, 1913<ref>Seddon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|}} f. 293.</ref>|end=1 March, 1917<ref>Seddon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/256.|}} f. 293.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Charles Erskine Risk|nick=Charles E. Risk|appt=28 February, 1916|end=15 March, 1917}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==In Command, Experimental Depot== | ==In Command, Experimental Depot== | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="In Command, Grain Island Experimental R.N.A.S. Depot" nat="UK"> |
| − | </div name=fredbot: | + | </div name=fredbot:office1> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 6 July 2021
Grain Island Air Station, sometimes called Isle of Grain Naval Air Station was a Royal Naval Air Service command during the Great War. An experimental depot was added to the base in 1917.
In Command
- Squadron Commander John W. Seddon, 31 December, 1912[1] – 31 March, 1913[2] (sick at end)
- Squadron Commander John W. Seddon, 7 May, 1913[3] – 1 March, 1917[4]
- Squadron Commander Charles E. Risk, 28 February, 1916 – 15 March, 1917
In Command, Experimental Depot
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
- ↑ Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
- ↑ Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
- ↑ Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
