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The '''Paymaster Director-General''' was both an office and a rank at various times in the [[Royal Navy]]. On 6 March, 1918, [[Paymaster-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] [[John Henry George Chapple|John H. G. Chapple]] was appointed Paymaster Director-General in the [[Second Sea Lord]]'s office with the relative rank of {{RearRN}}.<ref>Chapple service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/78.}}</ref> From 3 October his successor, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief [[William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte|William M. C. B. Whyte]], was given the rank and style of [[Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]].<ref>C.W. 34315. {{TNA|ADM 1/8543/297.}}</ref> This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 422}} On 20 December, 1919, the post of Paymaster Director-General with the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral was formally sanctioned.{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 782}}
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The '''Paymaster Director-General''' was both an office and a rank at various times in the [[Royal Navy]]. On 6 March, 1918, [[Paymaster-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] [[John Henry George Chapple|John H. G. Chapple]] was appointed Paymaster Director-General in the [[Second Sea Lord]]'s office with the relative rank of {{RearRN}}.<ref>Chapple service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/78.}}</ref> From 3 October his successor, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief [[William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte|William M. C. B. Whyte]], was given the rank and style of [[Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]].<ref>C.W. 34315. {{TNA|ADM 1/8543/297.}}</ref> This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 422}} 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.{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 782}}
  
 
==Paymaster Directors-General==
 
==Paymaster Directors-General==

Revision as of 17:32, 2 May 2024

The Paymaster Director-General was both an office and a rank at various times in the Royal Navy. On 6 March, 1918, Paymaster-in-Chief John H. G. Chapple was appointed Paymaster Director-General in the Second Sea Lord's office with the relative rank of Rear-Admiral.[1] From 3 October his successor, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief William M. C. B. Whyte, was given the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.[2] This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.[3] 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.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
  2. ↑ C.W. 34315. The National Archives. ADM 1/8543/297.
  3. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 422.
  4. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782.
  5. ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
  6. ↑ Whyte service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/81/224.

Bibliography

  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. XII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1926.

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