Naval Education Service

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Naval Education Service

The Naval Education Service was a branch of the British Royal Navy which both provided education for naval personnel and ran schools for children of Royal Navy personnel.

History

It was originally known as the Department of Naval Education

Office of the Second Sea Lord.[2] It was abolished in 1978. Some of its functions have now been taken over by Service Children's Education
.

The Director of Education (later Adviser on Naval Education) was a civilian employed within the

Admiralty who was responsible for providing advice on non-professional education from 1903 until 1936, when naval officers took over responsibility.[3]

Director of Education

Adviser on Naval Education

  • Alexander McMullen, 1919−1936[6]

Directors of the Education Department of the Admiralty

Directors of the Naval Education Service and Heads of the Instructor Branch

Rear-Admiral Brinley Morgan

Chief Naval Instructor Officers

Held in conjunction with another appointment.

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Gordon. "Admiralty Organisation and Functions 1914". naval-history.net. Naval-History.Net, 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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  3. ^ Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ Carter, R. H. A. (March 1939). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 418.