User:Simon Harley

Simon Harley is a 25 year old student devoted to defending the good name of the Royal Navy during the Dreadnought Era. The only way to be sure of doing this properly, is to present every possible detail on the men, the machinery and the organisation which made up Britain's "sure shield". The same approach will be applied to the other navies featured on this website.

He currently lives on the North West coast of England, and is studying for a law degree. His first article, on Balfour at the Admiralty, is in preparation for publication.

Items to View in London

Check Navy Lists for Seconds-in-Command, Mediterranean and Channel; Captains of Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Also Commander-in-Chief, China.

• ADM 137/1062. Southwest Approaches, including Lusitania and Hood. The National Archives.
• ADM 167/50. Board Minutes, 1916. The National Archives.
• ADM 203/64. Introduction of a course for senior officers. The National Archives.
• ADM 137/818. War Orders, 1914, Home Fleets and Detached Squadrons. The National Archives.
• ADM 6/461. Succession Book of Flag Officers and staffs of Squadrons & Commands. The National Archives.
• ADM 137/293. Grand Fleet Gunnery & Torpedo Orders, 1915-1918. The National Archives.
• ADM 137/2134. Committee on Construction of Battle Cruisers. The National Archives.
• ADM 186/659. Flotilla Signal Book, 1908. The National Archives.
• BRD/20. Typewritten service history for Admiral Sir Edward Eden Bradford, 1872-1918. National Maritime Museum.
• AIR 1/279/15/226/127. Air Services - organisation and duties of the Admiralty, June 1917 - February, 1918. The National Archives.
• CAB 38/19/49. Minutes of the 114th Meeting of the C.I.D. The National Archives.
• ADM 196/611. History of the White Sea Station. The National Archives.
• ADM 186/234. Director Firing Handbook 1917, Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers.
• ADM 186/251. Technical History and Index. The National Archives.

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