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Spencer Login
Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy), Rear-Admiral Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login, Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Royal Navy (24 September 1851 – 22 January 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy and was also a rugby union international who represented England national rugby union team, England in 1875 Life Login was born on September 24, 1851, in Futtehghur, Punjab. He was the son of the celebrated naval surgeon Sir John Spencer Login, a native of Stromness, Orkney and Lena, Lady Login, Lena, Lady Login (nee Campbell), the Scottish courtier and author. Having attended Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, he joined the Royal Navy and went on to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Career Login was first enrolled into the Royal Navy aged 13 on 2 May 1865. As a sub-lieutenant he served in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War and was awarded the Ashanti Medal in 1874. He then attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Royal Naval College and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home of the Royal Navy's staff college, which provided advanced training for officers. The equivalent in the British Army was the Staff College, Camberley, and the equivalent in the Royal Air Force was the RAF Staff College, Bracknell. History The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was founded by an Order in Council dated 16 January 1873. The establishment of its officers consisted of a President, who was always a Flag Officer; a Captain, Royal Navy; a Director of Studies; and Professors of Mathematics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Applied Mechanics, and Fortification. It was to take in officers who were already Sub-Lieutenants and to operate as "the university of the Navy". The Director of Studies, a civilian, was in charge of an Academic Board, while the Captain of the College was a naval officer who acted as chief of staff. The Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |