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H.B.M. SQUADRON IN CHINA AND JAPAN

BRITOMART, 6. Twin Screw Gunboat

First Class

710 Tons. 900 H.P.

Lieut. & Comdr.-P. Walter ...28 June '00 Sub-Lieut.-Charles S. Forbes 28 June '00

Do. —(N) J. A. Fellows..28 June '00 Surgeon-G. B. Brown ........28 June '00 Gunner-William R. Bidgood..28 June '00 Artificer Engr.-G. S. Orchard 28 June '00 (Comsncl. at Devonport, 28th June, 1900)

CENTURION, 14. Twin Screw Battle Ship, First Class. Armoured 10,500 Tons. 9,000 H.P. Flag Ship.

Vice-Admiral-Sir Edward H.

Seymour, G.C.B.12 Dec.

Flag Lieut.-F. A. Powlett ...18 Dec. Secretary-Francis C. Alton...13 Dec. Clerk to Sec.-Wilfrid J. Bull 29 Nov. Do. -W. G. Littlejohns 13 Dec. Do. -H. W. E. Manisty13 Dec.

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Captain-John R. Jellicoe, C.B.31 Dec. '97 Comdr.-(N) John A. Tuke......14 Feb. '98 Do. Charles D. Granville 4 April '98 Lieut.-(T) G. H. Borrett......28 Jan. '99 Do. George M. K. Fair ...20 Sept. '97 Do. (G) Edward G. Lowther-

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Crofton (tem.) 1.8.0. 27 Oct. '99 John L. F. Luttrell... 4 Feb. '97 James U. Farie .......15 Sept. '96 Do. Wynham L. Bamber... 4 Feb. '97 Do. Henry G. Sherbrooke..20 Aug. 200 Major R.M.-J. R. Johnstone...14 July '98 Lt. R.M.-F. B. A. Lawrie (lent) 22 July '00 Do. Maurice C. Festing...20 Sept. '00 Chaplain & Naval Instructor-

Rev. E. F. H. Smith, M.A. 9 Feb. '97 Fleet Surgn.-S. W. Vasey ...20 July '00 Staff Paym.-(1) A. R. Cubitt..28 Mar. 00 Fleet Engr. Francis Ford 5 Mar. '98 Lieutenant-C. C. Walcott

1 Oct. '99 Do. -M. E. Cochrane...22 May '99 Surgeon-Edwd. B. Pickthorn 1 Dec. '98 Do. John C. G. Reed......19 Mar. '98

(Lent to “Orlando” 12th May, 1900) Do. John E. Powell ......13 Feb. '00 Paymaster-C. J. E. Rotter 3 Aug. '98 (Lent to : Barfleur" 23rd July, 1900) Engineer-George H. Cockey.. 3 Nov. '98 Asst. Engr.-Robert Kilpatrick 1 Feb. '97 Do. -Walter S. Reid ...27 Oct. '98 Do. -Edgar W. Riley ..21 Oct. 297 Do.

-George H. Starr..25 Mar. '98 Gunner-(T) Wm. H. Blake ...11 April 200

Do. Charles McCoy Boatswain-(s) George Ellis... 4 Feb. Do. -George Street...... 4 Feb. Carpenter-James Attrill ......31 Jan. Midshipman-Hector Boyes... 3 Jan. '98

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St. John ......15 Jan. '98 --G. B. Alexander15 Jan. '98 -H. L. Shephard.. 1 Oct. '99 -P. W. Douglas...15 May '98 -F. O'B. Wilson..12 May '00

Cecil B. Prickett14 June 200 -R. L. Jermain... 1 Sept. '99 -Edward O. B. S.

Osborne ......15 Jan. '99 -John. C. Davis..25 Aug. '99 -L. D'O. Bignell.,15 May '99 -S. P. B. Russel...15 May '99 -Cecil P. Talbot..15 Sept. '00 Clerk-David E. Smith .........25 Jan. '98 Do. -Augustus E. Tabuteau 28 Jan. '98 Do. William H. Coomber...29 Mar. '00 Assist. Clerk-Cyril S. Johnson20 Feb. '00 Do. -John B. Shettle 22 June 200 Do. -E. E. P.Foreman20 Feb. '00

The following Officers are borne as additional

for various services

Commander-E. F. A. Gaunt... 1 Oct. '99 (For Service at Liu-Kung-Tao, tempy.) Maj. R.M.-J. L. R. Maclurcan17 Sept. 98 Capt. R.M.-Wm. A. Harris ...25 Aug. '98 Do. -Edmund Wray ...25 Aug. '98 Do. -Leandes W. Miller 20 Sept. '00 - John W. Dustan...17 Sept. '98 Lieut. R.M.-C. L. Mayhew ...17 Sept. '98 Do. -C. D. O. armar..17 Sept. '98

(For Service at Wei-hai-wei) Staff Surgn. II. W. G. Doyne 1 Jan. '00 (For Sick Quarters, Yokohama)

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Assist. Paymaster in charge-

John T. Wright

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(For Service at Wei-hai-wer) Engineer--Thomas S. Guyer ... 5 May '99 (For Service at Wei-hai-wei and Lui-kung-tao, etc.).

Boatswain Wm. J. Gough 1 May '99 (For Service at Liu-kung-tao)

The following Officers are borne as additional

Comdr-John B. Eustace ......21 June '00 (Principal Transport Officer, North China) Comdr. (Retired)-J. N. Hill... 2 Aug. '00 (For Transport Duties)

Comdr.- Wm. O. Boothby (lent)15 July '00 (For Transport Duties) Lieut.-Charles Chadwick......18 July '00 Charles P. Mansel......22 June '00 R. S. Williams (lent)...22 July '00

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(For Transport duties at Taku)

The REMINGTON TYPYEWRITER does not get out of order easily.

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