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'''Assistant Paymaster''' was a rank in the [[Accountant Branch]] of the [[Royal Navy]], equivalent to that of [[Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Sub-Lieutenant | '''Assistant Paymaster''' was a rank in the [[Accountant Branch (United Kingdom)|Accountant Branch]] of the [[Royal Navy]], equivalent to that of [[Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Sub-Lieutenant]]. | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Ranks]] | ==History== | ||
By Order in Council of 28 February, 1855, the rank of Assistant Paymaster was created and given to [[Clerk (United Kingdom)|Clerks]] who had passed the examination for the rank of [[Paymaster (United Kingdom)|Paymaster]]. A passed Clerk of under four years' full pay as such became an Assistant Paymaster, 2nd Class, and above four years' became an Assistant Paymaster, 1st Class.{{UKOrdersinCouncilI|pp. 415-416}} | |||
An Order in Council of 8 November, 1918, altered the title of the rank to [[Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant (United Kingdom)|Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant]].{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 422-423}} | |||
==Uniform== | |||
After four years in that rank, the Assistant Paymaster was entitled to wear one and a half stripes. | |||
==Footnotes== | |||
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==Bibliography== | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 17 December 2024
Assistant Paymaster was a rank in the Accountant Branch of the Royal Navy, equivalent to that of Sub-Lieutenant.
History
By Order in Council of 28 February, 1855, the rank of Assistant Paymaster was created and given to Clerks who had passed the examination for the rank of Paymaster. A passed Clerk of under four years' full pay as such became an Assistant Paymaster, 2nd Class, and above four years' became an Assistant Paymaster, 1st Class.[1]
An Order in Council of 8 November, 1918, altered the title of the rank to Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant.[2]
Uniform
After four years in that rank, the Assistant Paymaster was entitled to wear one and a half stripes.
Footnotes
Bibliography
- The Orders in Council and Some of the Acts of Parliament for the Regulation of the Naval Service. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1856.
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. XII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1926.
