Coast Guard Service
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The Coast Guard Service, known also as the Coastguard or Coast Guard, was a British coast defence force and naval reserve administered by the Admiralty between 1856 and 1923.
History
Control was passed to the Board of Admiralty by the "Coast-guard Service Act, 1856," passed on 29 July, 1856.[1]
Relative Rank
From 1 April, 1903, the relative rank of Officers and men in the Coast Guard on shore was revised:[2]
| COAST GUARD RANK. | CORRESPONDING NAVAL RANK. |
| Chief Officer of Division | With, but after Lieutenant |
| Chief Officer of Royal Naval Reserve Battery | With, but after Chief Boatswain |
| Chief Officer of Station over 10 years' seniority | |
| Chief Officer of Station over 5 years' seniority | With, but after Boatswain of 10 years' seniority |
| Chief Officer of Station under 5 years' seniority | With, but after Boatswain |
| Chief Boatman in Charge | With Chief Petty Officer |
| Chief Boatman | With First Class Petty Officer |
| Commissioned Boatman and Divisional Carpenter | With Second Class Petty Officer |
| Boatman | With Able Seaman |
Coast Guard Districts
North of Ireland Coast Guard District
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 21 May, 1903[3]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick St. G. Rich, 23 February, 1906[4]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. H. Moore, 1 June, 1907[5]
- Captain Gerard C. A. Marescaux, 1 June, 1910[6]
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 3 June, 1912[7] – 15 July, 1919[8]
South of Ireland Coast Guard District
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 19 June, 1903[9]
- Captain Peyton Hoskyns, 25 February, 1904[10]
- Rear-Admiral Robert G. Fraser, 1 October, 1907[11]
- Captain Claud A. W. Hamilton, 1 February, 1910[12]
- Captain Hugh T. Hibbert, 1 January, 1912[13]
- Rear-Admiral (retired) Henry V. W. Elliott, 10 June, 1915[14]
Scottish Coast Guard District
- Captain Robert S. D. Cumming, 21 May, 1903[15]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. Robertson, 21 May, 1906[16]
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 14 December, 1908[17]
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, 14 December, 1910[18]
- Captain Stuart St. J. Farquhar, 20 December, 1912[19]
- Captain Marcus R. Hill, 20 September, 1916[20]
Southern Coast Guard District
- Captain Edward P. Jones, 21 May, 1903[21]
- Rear-Admiral Leslie C. Stuart, 7 August, 1905[22]
- Captain Charles W. Winnington-Ingram, 2 April, 1906[23]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 19 April, 1909[24]
- Captain William H. Baker-Baker, 5 January, 1911[25] – 30 April, 1913[26]
- Captain John S. Luard, 30 April, 1913[27]
- Rear-Admiral Robert E. R. Benson, 17 May, 1916[28]
Eastern Coast Guard District
- Captain Henry P. Routh, 3 November, 1903[29]
- Rear-Admiral Charles H. Dare, 12 September, 1906[30]
- Rear-Admiral William O. Story, 18 April, 1909[31]
- Rear-Admiral The Hon. Robert F. Boyle, 1 October, 1911[32] – 9 June, 1914[33]
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, 6 June, 1914[34]
- Rear-Admiral (retired) Charles F. Thorp, 15 August, 1917[35]
Western Coast Guard District
- Captain Henry L. Fleet, 21 May, 1903[36]
- Rear-Admiral James E. C. Goodrich, 1 May, 1905[37]
- Captain Edward P. Ashe, 1 November, 1905[38]
- Captain Julian C. A. Wilkinson, 8 April, 1907[39]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 2 February, 1909[40]
- Captain Henry V. W. Elliott, 2 February, 1911[41]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 3 March, 1913[42] – 27 September, 1916[43]
- Captain William J. S. Alderson, 27 September, 1916[44]
- Rear-Admiral (retired) George B. Hutton, 1 April, 1918[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 19 & 20 Vict., c. 83.
- ↑ Order in Council of 16 November, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1110.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 912.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). 1914. p. 360.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 555.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 423.
- ↑ Hibbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 423.
- ↑ Cuming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 280.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1118.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 241.
- ↑ Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 360.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 419.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 790.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 419.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1419.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 149.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 423.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 360.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 318.
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