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|1881||{{CaptRN}} [[Lindesay Brine]]|| | |1881||{{CaptRN}} [[Lindesay Brine]]||subject: "On the best method of providing an efficient force of officers and men for the Navy, including the Reserves"{{NMI|5 Sept. 1881, p. 10}} | ||
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|1883||{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Johnstone]]|| | |1883||{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Johnstone]]||subject: "On an outbreak of war, what is the best organization for distributing the personnel of the Navy and of the Reserves among the available war vessels and among a proportion of merchant vessels, as an auxiliary of the Navy?"{{NMI|1 Feb. 1883, p. 4}} | ||
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|1885||{{LieutRN}} [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee]]|| | |1885||{{LieutRN}} [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee]]|| | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 12 February 2020
The Royal United Service Institution was founded in 1831. In modern parlance, it is a "think tank", located in Whitehall, proclaiming itself the "only Professional Institution Open Without Ballot to all Officers of the Navy, Army, and Auxiliary Forces."
By 1921, the Institution boasted that it possessed "the best Professional Library in the United Kingdom; an excellent collection of Maps and Charts ; a Reading Room provided with the leading papers, periodicals, and writing materials ; Museum in Banqueting House adjoining", etc. It was a venue in which members and guests could present talks and spark discussion.[1]
Membership in 1877 amounted to 4,320 men and the number of essays submitted to compete for medals was generally around 15-18.[2]
The Institution still exists, operating since 2004 as the Royal United Services Institute.
Prize Essay Gold Medallists
The institution now offers a variety of medals for notable professional publications. In the Dreadnought Era, there seemed to only be one "Gold Medal", awarded generally every two years though this appeared slightly irregular in practice. The essays were to address an assigned subject.[3]
Only those winners who were in the Navy or Marines are noted below.
| Year | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Commander Gerard Henry Uctred Noel | |
| 1877 | No medal awarded | |
| 1879 | Captain Edmund Robert Fremantle | 7 competitors; subject: "Naval tactics on the open sea, with the existing types of vessels and weapons" |
| 1881 | Captain Lindesay Brine | subject: "On the best method of providing an efficient force of officers and men for the Navy, including the Reserves"[4] |
| 1883 | Captain Charles Johnstone | subject: "On an outbreak of war, what is the best organization for distributing the personnel of the Navy and of the Reserves among the available war vessels and among a proportion of merchant vessels, as an auxiliary of the Navy?"[5] |
| 1885 | Lieutenant Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee | |
| 1887 | No Medal awarded | |
| 1888 | Captain, R.M.L.I. John Frederic Daniell | |
| 1889 | Captain Henry Forster Cleveland | |
| 1891 | Captain Robert William Craigie | |
| 1893 | Commander Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee | second award |
| 1895 | Commander Joseph Honner | |
| 1897 | Commander George Alexander Ballard | |
| 1899 | Template:CommN George Alexander Ballard | second award |
| 1901 | Lieutenant Lionel Herbert Hordern | |
| 1903 | Lieutenant Alfred Charles Dewar | |
| 1906 | Lieutenant Barry Edward Domvile | |
| 1912 | Commander Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar |
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List Advertiser included with The Navy List of January, 1921. p. 14.
- ↑ "Royal United Service Institution." The Times (London, England), 5 Mar. 1877, p. 10.
- ↑ "Royal United Service Institution." The Times (London, England), 19 Mar. 1874, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 Sept. 1881, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Feb. 1883, p. 4.
