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H.M.B. SQUADRON IN CHINA AND JAPAN

Secretary--V. A. Lawford.............. 8 July Clerk to Sec.-G. H. Coles...... 1 Feb. '97

Asst. Engr.-Chas. A. Harding.30 Sept. '97

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-F. J. Charlton ...10 April '96 -James J. Shirvell.22 May '96 -H. E. Dowling... 1 Mar. '97 Gunner-William Sims ...... 1 June '96 Boatswain-F. Maidment

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.25 May '96 8 June '97

Midshipman -H.G.L. Oliphant 8 June '97

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-R. N. Pike

-Ralph Eliot....

8 June '97 8 June '97

8 June '97

-A. E. F. Bedford 8 June '97 -F. L. Tottenham 8 June '97 --F. G. S. Peile... 8 June '97 --H. N. Stewart ..17 July '97 -G. E. Lewin 8 June '97 -T. C. Armstrong 8 June '97 -J. R. Middleton 8 June '97

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Commdr.-C. W. Plenderleath.. 24 Oct. '98 Lieut.-John G. Armstrong ...10 Aug. '96 Staff Comdr.-R. J. Rogers ...30 Sept. '97 Lieut. Mar. John Grover......17 April '98 Staff Surg.-W.E.Hume,B.Sc.,M.D.20 July '97 Staff Paymr.-E. G. Edwards..... 1 Oct. '98 Surgeon-Louis E. Dartnell, ... Dec. '98 Assistant Paymaster-

Gunner-William Howsego ...24 May '98 Boatswain--

Clerk-Horace Baird

Sept. 98

The following officers are borne for various

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-H. T. Hayes

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-Hon. Ian L. A.

Carnegie

8 June '97

John Y. Mayston

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8 June '97 -R. C. Hamilton. 8 June '97

-Alick Stokes ... 8 June '97 Naval Cadet-F. O'B. Wilson..15 Sept. '98 Do. -W. D. Phipps...15 Sept. 198 Clerk--Henry A. Madge... 3 Aug. '98 (Commissioned at Portsmouth, 8th June, 1897)

RATTLER, 6. Screw Gunboat, First Class

715 Tons.

600 H.P.

Lt.&Com.-Hon.G.A.Hardinge 18 Aug.

Lieut. (N) H. W. Bowring

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Do. --D. A. H. Larking

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6 Jan. '96

4 Feb. '97

Surgeon-C. H. J. Robinson ...26 Jan. Assistant Paymaster-in-charge-

Ernest A. Redman

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.22 Jan. '97

Engineer--Charles W. Bolt ...21 April '96 Gunner Ernest H. Read .... 1 Feb. '97 (Recommissioned at Hongkong, 1st April, 1897)

REDPOLE, 6. Screw Gunboat, First Class.

805 Tons. 720 H.P.

Lieut. and Comdr.-Francis J.

Hawworth-Booth...

1 Nov. '98

Sub-Lieut. (N) Charles White 1 Nov. '98 Do. Graham R. L. Edwards1 Nov. '98 Surgeon-

Engineer-Chas. F. Dunn...... 1 Nov. '98 (Recommissioned at Hongkong,

1st January, 1899.)

SWIFT, 2. Twin Screw Gun Vessel, Second Class.

756 Tons. 870 H.P.

TAMAR, Receiving Ship

4,650 Tons. Hongkong.

Captain--S. C. Holland, AdC. 8 July '96

(Commodore of the 2nd class.)

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Lieut.--(T) Ion P. Barton

4 July '96 (For charge of T. B. destroyers in Reserve at Hongkong.)

Inspector of Machinery

.31 July 97

(For Fleet and Reserve duties on the

Station).

Engineer-Alfred T. P. Read.. 1 Feb. 97 (For charge of machinery of“ Swift,” of Engineers' Reserve Stores, &c.) Engineer-Charles F. Jordan ..26 Jan. 97 (For charge of machinery of Torpedo Boats.) Gunner-(T) John T. Smith ... 1 Feb. '97 (For Charge of Torpedo Boat Stores, &c.) Gunner-Charles Banyard.............. 1 April '97 (For charge of Firebrand” and “ Swift," in Reserve.)

For Hongkong Yard. Commdr.- Arnot Henderson...15 Oct. 96 Chaplain-Rev. F. Flynn, M.A..16 June '98 (And for Hongkong Hospital.)

Fleet Engineer.--S. J. Robins.....

Dec. '98 (As Chief Engineer of Yard.) Engineer George H. Morris...29 Dec. 97

(For reventing heavy Guns.)

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-John A. Richards...27 Aug. 97 —J. F. A. Hastings...26 Jan. 197 Boatswain-F. St. J. Boughton. 2 Aug. '97

(Commissioned, 1st October, 1897.) * Will be appointed to “ Blenheim" for duty

on voyage home.

TWEED, 3. Twin Screw Gun Boat, Third Class, Coast Defence.

363 Tons. 200 H.P.

Boatswain-J. P. Kennedy 28 Jan. '97

(Borne in " Tamar.")

UNDAUNTED, 12. Twin Screw Cruiser,

First Class. Armoured.

5,600 Tons.

5,500 H.P.

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May '97

Captain-Arthur C. Clarke

Commdr.-Cresswell J. Eyres..30 July 99

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Lieutenant--(G) G. B. Hutton..23 Mar. 97 (N) C. Maclachlan23 Mar. '97 -Hugh Edwards...23 Mar. '97

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