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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}}
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The '''Paymaster Director-General''' was an appointment in the [[Royal Navy]]. On 6 March, 1918, [[Paymaster-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] [[John Henry George Chapple|Sir 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> The pay was a consolidated rate of £1,200 a year. Retirement was "To be compulsory after 5 years' service in the rank of Paymaster Director-General, or at the age of 60."{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 782.}} It was therefore apparently in the nature of a temporary rank as upon retirement on 1 July Chapple became a Paymaster-in-Chief on the Retired List.
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From 3 October Chapple's 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}} In August, 1918, the Paymaster Director-General's office was 28 West Block in the Admiralty.<ref>''Admiralty Telephone Exchange List 1918''. p. 79. Naval Historical Branch.</ref>
  
 
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*Paymaster-in-Chief [[John Henry George Chapple|Sir John H. G. Chapple]], 6 March, 1918.<ref>Chapple service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/78.}}</ref>
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*Paymaster-in-Chief [[John Henry George Chapple|Sir John H. G. Chapple]], 6 March, 1918.<ref>Chapple service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/80/78.}}</ref> (Retroactively given the rank of [[Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]] on the Retired List in 1919 with seniority of 6 March, 1918.)
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte|Sir William M. C. B. Whyte]], 1 July, 1918.<ref>Whyte service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/81/224.}}</ref>
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte|Sir William M. C. B. Whyte]], 1 July, 1918.<ref>Whyte service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/81/224.}}</ref>
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*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[Charles Fleetwood Pollard|Sir Charles F. Pollard]], 3 July, 1923.<ref>''The Navy List, for July, 1924, Corrected to the 18th June, 1924''. p. 407. For some reason Pollard's service record abruptly stops around 1920. Pollard service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/82/147.}}</ref>
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[Bertram Cowles Allen|Sir Bertram C. Allen]], 1 July, 1926.<ref>Allen service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/171/114.}}</ref>
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[Bertram Cowles Allen|Sir Bertram C. Allen]], 1 July, 1926.<ref>Allen service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/171/114.}}</ref>
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[Henry Wilfred Eldon Manisty|Sir H. W. Eldon Manisty]], 1 July, 1929.<ref>Manisty service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/171|130.}}</ref>
 
*Paymaster Rear-Admiral [[Henry Wilfred Eldon Manisty|Sir H. W. Eldon Manisty]], 1 July, 1929.<ref>Manisty service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/171|130.}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 08:28, 3 May 2024

The Paymaster Director-General was an appointment in the Royal Navy. On 6 March, 1918, Paymaster-in-Chief Sir John H. G. Chapple was appointed Paymaster Director-General in the Second Sea Lord's office with the relative rank of Rear-Admiral.[1] The pay was a consolidated rate of £1,200 a year. Retirement was "To be compulsory after 5 years' service in the rank of Paymaster Director-General, or at the age of 60."[2] It was therefore apparently in the nature of a temporary rank as upon retirement on 1 July Chapple became a Paymaster-in-Chief on the Retired List.

From 3 October Chapple's successor, Acting Paymaster-in-Chief William M. C. B. Whyte, was given the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.[3] This was given legal effect by Order in Council of 8 November.[4] 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.[5] In August, 1918, the Paymaster Director-General's office was 28 West Block in the Admiralty.[6]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
  2. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782..
  3. ↑ C.W. 34315. The National Archives. ADM 1/8543/297.
  4. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 422.
  5. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782.
  6. ↑ Admiralty Telephone Exchange List 1918. p. 79. Naval Historical Branch.
  7. ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
  8. ↑ Whyte service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/81/224.
  9. ↑ The Navy List, for July, 1924, Corrected to the 18th June, 1924. p. 407. For some reason Pollard's service record abruptly stops around 1920. Pollard service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/82/147.
  10. ↑ Allen service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/171/114.
  11. ↑ Manisty service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/171

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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