Paymaster Director-General (Royal Navy)
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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 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]
Paymaster Directors-General
- Paymaster-in-Chief John H. G. Chapple, 6 March, 1918.[5]
- Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir William M. C. B. Whyte, 1 July, 1918.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
- ↑ C.W. 34315. The National Archives. ADM 1/8543/297.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 422.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XII. p. 782.
- ↑ Chapple service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/80/78.
- ↑ 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.
