| Flag Officers, October 1, 1932 |
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| The following is a list of the flag officers (of the line) of the Royal Navy (and one Royal Australian Navy) in October 1932. I have not included the list of honors each officer received, but have included appropriate title for those knighted or ennobled. Compare to similar list for June 1906. |
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| Name Admiral of the Fleet King George V Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond Brock Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger J. B. Keyes Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field Admiral The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt Admiral Sir Michael H. Hodges Admiral Sir Alfred E. M. Chatfield Admiral Sir Cyril T. M. Fuller Admiral Sir Arthur K. Waistell Admiral Sir John D. Kelly Admiral Sir William A. H. Kelly Admiral Sir William W. Fisher Vice-Admiral Bertram S. Thesiger Vice-Admiral Sir Vernon H. S. Haggard Vice-Admiral Percival H. H. Thompson Vice-Admiral Sir William H. D. Boyle Vice-Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyer Vice-Admiral Francis H. Mitchell Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Larken Vice-Admiral Rudolf M. Burmester Vice-Admiral Henry W. Parker Vice-Admiral Roger R. C. Backhouse Vice-Admiral Lionel G. Preston Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh Vice-Admiral Alfred Dudley Pound Vice-Admiral Hugh J. Tweedie Vice-Admiral HRH the Prince of Wales Vice-Admiral Eric J. A. Fullerton Vice-Admiral William M. Kerr Vice-Admiral Barry E. Domville Vice-Admiral Wilfrid Tomkinson Vice-Admiral Edward A. Astley-Rushton Rear Admiral Berwick Curtis Rear Admiral The Hon. Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax Rear Admiral Martin E. Dunbar-Naismith Rear Admiral The Hon. Robert Best Rear Admiral Humphrey T. Walwyn Rear Admiral George F. Hyde, RAN Rear Admiral Edward R. G. R. Evans Rear Admiral Henry K. Kitson Rear Admiral Harold O. Reinold Rear Admiral Theodore J. Hallett Rear Admiral Cecil V. Usborne Rear Admiral George K. Chetwode Rear Admiral Charles M. Forbes Rear Admiral Charles J. C. Little Rear Admiral William M. James Rear Admiral Reginald G. H. Henderson Rear Admiral Wilfred F. French Rear Admiral Thomas N. James Rear Admiral Ragnar M. Colvin Rear Admiral Frank F. Rose Rear Admiral John K. im Thurn Rear Admiral The Hon. William Gower Rear Admiral Percy L. H. Noble Rear Admiral Charles W. Round-Turner Rear Admiral Richard A. S. Hill Rear Admiral Henry J. S. Brownrigg Rear Admiral Francis L. Tottenham Rear Admiral Sidney R. Bailey Rear Admiral Geoffrey Blake Rear Admiral Robin C. Dalglish Rear Admiral Arthur L. Snagge Rear Admiral Francis M. Austin Rear Admiral Bernard W. M. Fairbairn Rear Admiral Francis G. G. Chilton Rear Admiral Arthur E. F. Bedford Rear Admiral The Hon. A. R. M. Ramsay Rear Admiral Sidney J. Meyrick Rear Admiral Gerald C. Dickens Rear Admiral HRH the Duke of York Rear Admiral Cecil P. Talbot Rear Admiral Dudley B. N. North |
| Date of Rank 7 May 1910 3 April 1919 21 January 1928 31 July 1929 8 May 1930 5 April 1928 11 June 1928 27 February 1929 31 July 1929 1 April 1930 15 May 1930 23 May 1930 12 December 1930 6 October 1931 1 July 1932 21 January 1928 23 February 1928 7 April 1928 12 June 1928 1 March 1929 24 March 1929 26 May 1929 2 August 1929 7 October 1929 10 October 1929 2 April 1930 8 May 1930 15 May 1930 24 May 1930 1 December 1930 12 December 1930 21 April 1931 1 June 1931 15 February 1932 2 July 1932 1 January 1928 16 January 1928 16 January 1928 12 February 1928 22 February 1928 23 February 1928 24 February 1928 7 April 1928 7 April 1928 9 April 1928 22 April 1928 13 June 1928 5 October 1928 27 February 1929 1 March 1929 1 March 1929 25 May 1929 27 May 1929 1 August 1929 2 September 1929 7 October 1929 10 October 1929 10 October 1929 4 April 1930 5 April 1930 15 May 1930 12 December 1930 17 February 1931 2 April 1931 2 April 1931 4 April 1931 8 April 1931 20 April 1931 1 June 1931 20 July 1931 9 October 1931 13 February 1932 15 February 1932 3 June 1932 1 July 1932 5 July 1932 |
| Duty Station None None None Honorary Colonel, Portsmouth Division, Royal Marines First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff C-in-C, Plymouth; 1st & Principle Naval ADC to the King C-in-C, The Nore None C-in-C, Mediterranean None C-in-C, Portsmouth C-in-C, Home Fleet C-in-C, China Station None None None None None Deputy Chief of Naval Staff None None None Admiral Commanding Reserves VADM Commanding 1st BS; 2nd in Command, Med. None VADM Commanding H.M. Yacht Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel C-in-C, Africa Station Personal ADC to the King None VADM Commanding Reserve Fleet Pres. RN College; VADM Commanding RN War College None VADM Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron None C-in-C, America and West Indies Station C-in-C, East Indies RADM-in-Charge, Malta; Admiral Supt. Malta Dockyard Flag Officer Commanding, India; Director, RIN First naval Member, RAN None Admiral Superintendent, HM Dockyard, Portsmouth Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard None None RADM Commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron Third Sea Lord and Controller Rear Admiral (Submarines) RADM Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron Rear Admiral Aircraft Carriers Rear Admiral 2nd Battle Squadron RADM-in-Charge & Admiral Supt. Gibraltar Dockyard Chief of Staff, Home Fleet Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotilla, Med. Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral & Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland Director of Naval Equipment Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard Rear Admiral & Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse None Rear Admiral Commanding 3rd Cruiser Squadron Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Fleet Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron Director of Personal Services None Vice-President, Ordnance Committee None None None Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty Director, Naval Intelligence Division Personal ADC to the King None Extra Equery to HRH The Prince of Wales |
| Honorary Officers in His Majesty's Fleet |
| Name Admiral HM King Haakon VII of Norway Admiral HM King Gustav V of Sweden Admiral HM King Christian X of Denmark Lt. HRH Prince Nicolas of Romania Lt. HRH Prince Charles of Belgium |
| Date 25 November 1905 3 November 1908 29 November 1920 6 December 1926 26 March 1927 |
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