Examples of records pertaining to Commissioned Officers’ Examinations

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 6/119 - RNC - Navigation and Mathematics 1816-18

 

This is compiled by date of examination and then alphabetically. Each section is begun with a statement along the following lines:-

 

‘A list of Acting Lieutenants, Masters Mates, Midshipmen, &c. whose qualifications of mathematics & the theory of mathematics, held the 19th & 20th of April 1816 at the Royal Naval College; in pursuance of the directions of the Lords Commifsioners of the Admiralty dated the 17th of April 1816’.

 

 

Number and Name:

Drummond

Henry Richard

Designation:

Volunteer 1st Clafs

Birth-place, date of Birth, and Age, reckoning to the last birth-day:

India

March 15 1797

19 yrs

Ship in which he is serving:

Amphion

Ships & Establishments, in which he has served, and whole length of service:

  1. Diadem

  2. Eurotas

  3. Primrose

  4. Iris

  5. Menelaus

  6. Amphion

Date of Examination:

April 20 1816

 

There is also an example of examination questions at the front of this.

 

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 11/89 - Mates and Sub-Lieutenants passing for Lieutenant 1865-80

 

This single volume is alphabetically indexed at the front.

 

p.12

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Name:

Reginald Neville Custance

11 Sept 1860

born 20 September 1847

 

When and where passed for seamanship

 

When passed:

p. 20 September 1866

1st 23 October 1866

Where:

Berehaven

To what Ship belonging:

Achilles

When Passed College:

16 February 1867

Numbers obtained in Gunnery:

1st clafs 275

Numbers obtained in Mathematics:

2 clafs 876

Remarks:

6 February 1868 Promoted

 

 

Name:

Lord Charles William Delapoer Beresford

13 December 1859

Born 21 February 1846

 

When and where passed for seamanship

 

When passed:

P 2 January 1866

1st 22 August 1866

Where:

Esquimault

To what Ship belonging:

Sutlej

When Passed College:

12 October 1867

Numbers obtained in Gunnery:

1 cl 262

Numbers obtained in Mathematics:

3 cl 641

Remarks:

21 September 1868 Promoted

 

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 7/931 - RNEC Keyham Engineer and Constructor Cadets 1897-1909

 

This volume is alphabetically indexed at the front. Apart from a Syllabus of Instruction and Schedule of Annual Examinations for Engineer Cadets 1903’ there are also other entries giving candidates’ fathers’ professions and schools attended per year and some additional correspondence and administrative papers. Among the latter are some copies of birth certificates. There is also additional information on various subjects throughout.

 

Although dated from 1897 this only covers statistics at the front. Instead the first entries actually relates to those enrolled in July July and ‘Records from July 1903’

 

pp.2-3

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Name:

Bell, Charles Sydney

Order of Merit:

14

Remarks etc.:

712.99 Hospital for Mumps. 8.1.00 2 weeks sick leave granted 28.4.03 Plymouth Hospital Tonsilitis

Date of passing out:

July 1904

Order:

4

 

 

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