Admiral Commanding, Reserves Senior Royal Navy post
The Admiral Commanding, Reserves , was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1875 to 1976.
History
Before 1857 the HM Coast Guard was attached to the Customs Service for revenue duties, and was a Controller-General of the Coastguard .[ 1] First Naval Lord in conducting the duties of the Coastguard and the Royal Naval Reserve, as well as to give general assistance in other matters, and, in October, 1870, was confirmed in office with the title of Chief of the Staff, Naval Reserves. The office of Chief of the Staff [ 2] [ 3]
In 1903 responsibility for the HM Coast Guard passed to the Admiralty. On 21 May 1903 the office of Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves was established, the first incumbent being Admiral Sir Ernest Rice.
After 1903 the Admiral's duties included:[ 4]
Co-operate with the Commissioners of Customs.
Co-operate with the Board of Trade .
Keep the district ships ready and efficient for mobilization and make arrangements for making up their sea-going complements.
Manage and supervise the Royal Naval Reserve .
Manage and supervise the Royal Naval Volunteers .
Manage and supervise the Seamen and Marine Pensioners' Reserve .
Organise official inspection visits to coast stations of the Coastguard, drill-ships and batteries of the Naval Reserve.
Promote below the rank of Chief Officer
Submit to the Board of Admiralty promotions to the rank of Chief Officer
Superintend Her Majesty's Coastguard .
Visit mercantile training ships and arrange training if needed. In March 1923 responsibility for the majority of the functions of the Coast Guard was passed to the Board of Customs and Excise and the Board of Trade .[ 5]
Responsibility for administering reserves then came under the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command , as a dual role until 1994. From 1994-1996 the Second Sea Lord became responsible for managing reserves.
Admirals commanding
Post holders included:[ 6]
Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves
Admiral Commanding Reserves
From 1968 until 1976 this post holder co-held the title, Director-General Naval Recruiting .
Post holders included:[ 8]
Assistant, Reserves :Chiefs of Staff, Reserves Captain George F. King-Hall : July 1903-October 1904
Captain John E. Bearcroft : October 1904-April 1906
Captain Thomas P. Walker: April 1906-March 1908
Captain Frederick A. Warden: March 1908-March 1909
Captain Richard P.F.Purefoy: March 1909-March 1911
Captain Mark E.F. Kerr : March 1911-November 1912
Captain Cresswell J. Eyres; November 1912-April 1913
Captain Hugh H.D. Tothill : April 1913-December 1914
Rear-Admiral William H. Baker-Baker: December 1914-January 1916
Captain Philip H. Colomb : January 1916-February 1917
Captain Edward L. Booty: February 1917-December 1919
Captain Vincent B. Molteno : December 1919 – 1921
Captain George Trewby: February 1920-February 1922
Captain Edward C. Kennedy: February 1922-March 1923
Captain Cecil M. Staveley : March 1923-September 1924
Captain Basil G. Washington: September 1924-September 1926
Captain Horace W. Longden: September 1926-August 1927
Captain Ronald Howard: August 1927-August 1929
Captain Charles G. Ramsey: August 1929-September 1931
Captain Herbert A. Forster: September 1931-September 1932
Captain Vernon S. Butler: September 1932-September 1934
Captain Frederic C. Bradley: September 1934-June 1935
Captain Kenneth H.L. Mackenzie: September 1935-December 1936
Captain Leslie H. Ashmore: December 1936-March 1938
Captain Humphrey B. Jacomb: March 1938-November 1939
Captain Vernon S. Butler: November 1939-December 1941
Captain Frederic N. Attwood: December 1941-June 1942
Commodore John M. Dick: June 1942 – 1946
Commodore D.A. Carey: July 1943 – 1945
Commodore Hugh C.C. Forsyth: 1945-1946
Captain Richard T. White: October 1945-January 1948
Captain Ian M.R. Campbell: January–December 1948
Captain William L.G. Adams: December 1948-November 1950
Captain Alan D.H. Jay: November 1950-March 1952
Captain Edmund N.V. Currey: March 1952-September 1954
Captain Archibald J.F. Milne-Home: September 1954-March 1956
Captain W. Frank N. Gregory-Smith : March 1956-July 1958
Captain Ronald de L. Brooke: July 1958-June 1960
Captain Herbert T. Harrel: June 1960-May 1962
Captain Richard E. Roe: May 1962-May 1964
Captain Ronald W. Forrest: May 1964-May 1966
Captain Michael L. Stacey: May 1966-May 1968
Captain Michael W.G. Fawcett: May 1968-April 1970
Captain Arthur Checksfield: April 1972-June 1974
Captain Colin N. MacEacharn: June 1974-March 1976
Offices under the Admiral Commanding Reserves
Fleet Reserve
Included:[ 9]
Captain, Fleet Reserve, Portsmouth (from 1891 until 1905):
Captain, Fleet Reserve, Devonport (from 1891 until 1905)
Captain, Fleet Reserve, Medway (from 1891 until 1905)
Coast Guard Districts
Included:[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Captain, Scottish Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920 and from 1922 until 1923)
Captain, Eastern Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920)
Captain, Southern Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920
Captain, Western Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920)
Captain, North of Ireland Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920 and from 1922 until 1923)
Captain, South of Ireland Coast Guard District (from 1903 until 1920)
Captain, North of Scotland Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
Captain, Rosyth Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1923)
Captain, Humber Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
Captain, Nore Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1923)
Captain, Portsmouth Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1923)
Captain, Plymouth Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1923)
Captain, Irish Sea Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
Captain, Kingstown Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
Captain, Queenstown Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
Captain Buncrana Coast Guard District (from 1920 until 1922)
See also
Notes
^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Coastguard" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives UK, 1816-1947. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . ^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Coastguard" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives UK, 1816-1947. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves - The Dreadnought Project" . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 3 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . ^ Hamilton, Sir Richard Vesey (2009). "5". Naval Administration: The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments it Directs 101– 104. ISBN 9781112534539 ^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Coastguard" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives UK, 1816-1947. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF) . gulabin.com . Colin Mackie, pp.92-93, December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017 . ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (June 1968). "General List". Navy List . London England: HM Stationery Office. p. 333. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF) . gulabin.com . Colin Mackies. p94. December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017 . ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF) . gulabin.com . Colin Mackie, pp.95-96, December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017 . ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF) . gulabin.com . Colin Mackie, pp.96-100, December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017 . ^ Watson, Graham. "British Admiralty, Shore Establishments, Fleets and Station, World War 1" . www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 23 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Coast Guard Service - The Dreadnought Project" . www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 30 August 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018 .
References
The National Archives. "Admiralty: Office of the Admiral Commanding Reserves and predecessors: Coastguard and Reserves Papers (1861-1940)" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives, ADM 120, 1861-1940. Retrieved 9 February 2018 . Hamilton, Sir Richard Vesey (2009). "5". Naval Administration: The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments it Directs original (1896). Cornell University Library. ISBN 9781112534539
Archives, The National. (1816-1947) "Records of the Coastguard". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK.
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2015) "Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, England, UK.
Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. (2017) "Coast Guard Service - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell.
Mackie, Colin (2017). "British Armed Forces: Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland, UK.
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Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department Board of Invention and Research Board of Longitude Boom Defence Department Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department Britannia Royal Naval College Chemical Board Chemical Department Civil Catering Department Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department Coastguard and Reserves Branch Combined Operations Headquarters Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department Compass Department Contract and Purchase Department Council of Naval Education Dental Examining Board Department of Radio Equipment Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord Department of Naval Education Operational Research Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments Department of Physical Research Department of Physical Training & Sports Department of Radio Equipment Department of Research Programmes and Planning Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation Department of the Admiral of the Training Service Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Department of the Chief of Naval Information Department of the Chief Scientist Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training) Directorate General Training Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department Naval Medical Service Naval Law Division Naval Manpower Department Naval Mobilisation Department Naval Ordnance Department Naval Ordnance Inspection Department Naval Ordnance Stores Department Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department Naval Publicity Department Naval Regional Offices Naval Reserve Department Naval Security Department Naval Stores Department Naval Training Department Naval Works Department Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Navy and Army Canteen Board Navy Works Department Navigation Department Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Royal Naval Cordite Factories Royal Naval Propellant Factory Royal Naval College Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Greenwich Royal Naval College, Keyham Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval Engineering College Royal Naval Film Corporation Royal Naval Hospital Royal Naval Medical Depot Royal Naval Minewatching Service Royal Naval Mine Depot Royal Naval Patrol Service Royal Naval Scientific Service Royal Naval Sick Quarters Royal Naval Torpedo Depot Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval War College Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth Royal Navy Dockyard Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Navy Shore Signal Service Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal School of Naval Architecture Salvage Department School of Mathematics and Naval Construction Scientific Research and Experiment Department Sea Transport Branch Sea Transport Department Sea Transport Division Ship Department Ship Design Department Signal Department Signal School Sixpenny Office Statistics Department Steam Department Superintendent of De-magnetisation Torpedo Experimental Establishment Transport Department Undersurface Warfare Department Victualling Department Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps Weapons Department Weapons Department (Naval) Women's Royal Naval Service Wireless Telegraphy Board Direction/Command of the Fleet Naval formations after 1707
1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station Cape and West Africa Station Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China Commander-in-Chief, Dover Flag Officer, East Africa East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Mediterranean Fleet Medway Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches Naval formations before 1707 Direction of Naval Finance Departments under the Direction of Naval Administration Branches and offices under the Civil Administration Departments under the Legal
