__NOTOC__ The Naval Education Service was a branch of the British

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which both provided education for naval personnel and ran

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s for children of Royal Navy personnel.

History

It was originally known as the Department of Naval Education of the

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from 1914 until 1951 when it was renamed the Naval Education Service. It was under the control of the Office of the Second Sea Lord. It was abolished in 1978. Some of its functions have now been taken over by

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. The Director of Education (later Adviser on Naval Education) was a civilian employed within the

who was responsible for providing advice on non-professional education from 1903 until 1936, when naval officers took over responsibility.

Director of Education

* Sir James Alfred Ewing, 1903−1917 *, 1917−1919 (acting director)

Adviser on Naval Education

* Alexander McMullen, 1919−1936

Directors of the Education Department of the Admiralty

* Instructor Captain Arthur Hall, 1936−1945 * Instructor Captain William Saxton, 1945−1948 * Instructor Captain William Bishop, 1948−1951

Directors of the Naval Education Service and Heads of the Instructor Branch

* Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir William Bishop, 1951−1956 * Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir John Fleming, 1956−1960 * Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Darlington, 1960−1965 * Instructor Rear-Admiral Albert Bellamy, 1965−1970 * Instructor Rear-Admiral Brinley Morgan, 1970−1975 * Rear-Admiral John Bell, 1975−1978

Chief Naval Instructor Officers

Held in conjunction with another appointment. * Rear-Admiral John Bell, 1978 * Rear-Admiral William Waddell, 1978−1981 * Rear-Admiral Trevor Spraggs, 1981−1983 *Rear-Admiral G. A. Baxter, 1983−1984 *Captain J. Marsh, 1984−? * Rear-Admiral Jack Howard, 1987−1989

References

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