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Saturday, 11 April 2015

British Admiralty reorganized according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 14 January 1918

An item dated London, England 12th reported a reorganisation of the British Admiralty. Newcomers were the rear admirals Sydney Fremantle (1) and George Hope (2) and the citizen members Arthur Peace and Henry Oliver. Godfrey Paine (3) retired.

Notes
1. Sir Sydney Robert Fremantle (16 November 1867-29 April 1958) retire din 1928 in the rank of full admiral.
2. Sir George Price Webley Hope (11 October 1869-1959), appointed 10 January 1918 as Deputy First Sea Lord. Promoted to the rank of admiral on 24 November 1925 and retired on 2 March 1926.
3. Rear admiral Sir Godfrey Marshall Paine (21 November 1871-23 March 1932), retired in 1920. He was begin 1917 appointed as Fifth Sea Lord responsible for naval aviation.