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H.B.M. SQUADRON IN CHINA AND JAPAN

Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir HEDWORTH LAMBTON, K.C.V.O., C.B.

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ALACRITY, Twin Screw Despatch Vessel

700 Tons

I.H.P. 2,000 N.D. (3,000 F.D.) Comdr.--Cyril T. M. Fuller ...25 Feb. '08 Lieut.-Maur. B. R. Blackwood 25 Feb. '07 Lieut. -Niel O. Neill............ 28 July '08 Lieut. (N) R. H. C. Hallifax... 3 Sept. '08 Eng. Com.-Wm. A. Wilson ...25 July '07 Staff Surg.-P. G. Williams ...20 Sept. '06 Staff Surg.--Samuel Conner, M.B. Paymaster-R.Charles ......20 Sept. '06 Assist. Paym. in charge-Arthur Roe Sub-Lieut.-D. Maxwell

7 Mar. 208 Chief Art. Engr.-C. A. Bush...16 Feb. 207 Gunner-Wm. H. Patchen ...... 3 Mar. '06

(Recommissioned at Hongkong, 20th September, 1906) (Attached to Portsmouth.)

ASTRÆA, 10. Twin Screw Protected

Cruiser, Second Class

4,360 Tons. I.H.P. 7,000 N.D. (9,000 F.D.)

CHINA

Capt.-Frank E. C. Ryan ...... 1 Jan. '08 Lieut.-(G) Morris E. Cochrane 8 Sept. '08 Do. -F. A. Sommerville...... 8 Sept. '08 Do. ---(N) Wm. R. S. Harman 8 Sept. '08 Do. Alastair R. F. Spottis-

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8 Sept. 208 Eng. Com.---Ch. T. D. Greetham 9 Nov. '07 Eng. Lieut.-Robert D. Nelson 8 Sept. '08 Chaplain-Rev. Alfred R. W.

Peek, MA.

8 Sept. '08 Staff Surg.-J. A. Forrest, MB. 8 Sept. '08 Staff Paym.-John T. Wright 8 Sept. '08 Surgeon-John Verdon

8 Sept. '08 Sub-Lieut. Henry Forrestor.. 8 Sept. '08 Asst. Paymt. - Alfred H. S.

Steele Perkins

Gunner-Solomon Ousley

8 Sept. '08

2 June '08

Do.-(T) Walter T. Silk (act)... 8 Sept. 20 Do.-Thomas Donnelly(act) 8 Sept. '08 (For Q. D. Duties). Carpenter-David Mackay 8 Sept. '08 Art. Engr. Frederick Ellis... 8 Sept. '08 (Re-commissioned at Colombo, 8 Sept. '08)

(Attached to 'Chatam,')

BEDFORD, 14 Twin Screw Armoured Cruiser 98,00 Tons I.H.P. 22,000 N.D.

CHINA

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Captain-Seymour E. Erskine.12 Jan. '07 Com.-Alexander V. Campbell.27 Mar. '06 Lieut.-(T) Oswald W. Ormsby 7 Dec. 06 Do. (N) Henry E. F. Aylmer 4 May '06 Do. (G) Charles A. Scott ...27 Mar. '06 Hugh S. Shipway 5 Feb. '07 -George P. Green...... 5 Feb. '07 -George F. Cholmeley... 5 Feb. '07

Guy Blatherwick

Do. Do.

Do. Do. Do.

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W. K. E. Condon... Do.-R. H. K. Hope.......

5 Feb. '07 .15 Jan. '07

(In lieu of a Sub-Lieut.) Eng. Com.--Joseph N. Crowle 3 Nov. '06 Engr. Lieut.-Charles E. Stone 28 Jan. '07 Do. --James G. Budge 5 Feb. '07 Do. --James D. Niven 5 Feb. '07

Capt. R.M. (1) J. G. Horne

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6 Aug. '07 ((12 Apr. '06)

1 (1 Oct. '07)

Lieut. R.M.-John H. de M. H. 11 Nov. '07

Knight

Staff Surgeon-Henry E. Tom-

linson.....

9 May '06 Do. Robert R. Fasson, MB. 5 Feb. '07 Staff Paym. Wm. E. Crocker...25 July '06 Chaplain-Rev. Lewis G. Jones,

M.A.

Jan. '08 Asst. Paymr.-L. R. Barker ... 5 Feb. '07 Do. -Guy C. Barclay. 5 Feb. '07 Gunner-Enoch Powell

.29 May '06 Do. Harry Thompson...... 4 Dec. '07 Boatswain-D. Collins.......... .19 Dec. '06 Sig. Boatswain--R. F. Cubitt.. 3 Jan. 07 Carpenter-Wm. H. Reed ......13 May '05 Art. Eng.-Wm. H. Catton......11 Nov. '03

Do. Alexander Whittle 5 Feb. '07 Do. Charles M. Bray... 5 Feb. '07 (Completed at Chatham, 5th Feb., 1907)

BRAMBLE. 2. Twin Screw

Gun-Boat. 1st Class. 710 Tons. I.H.P. 900 N.D. (1,300 F.D.) CHINA

Lieut, and Com.—Hon. Richard

O. B. Bridgeman......11 Mar. '08 Lieut-(N) Herbert B. Price ...11 Mar. '08

Do. Leslie C. Bott

.11 Mar. '08 (In lieu of a Sub Lieut.) Surgeon-Walter P. Dyer, ......1 Mar. '08 Ch. Artif. Eng.-J. Hindmarch11 Mar. 208 Gunner-Frederick Isaac ......11 Mar. '08 Re-commissioned at Woosung, 11 Mar. '08 (Attached to Portsmouth.)