ADMIRALTY CHANGES.
REORGANISATION OF THE NAVY. NAVAL WAR STAFF. By Telesrrfcph—Prosa Ajsoclatioa-CopyrlalU (Rec. November 23, 10.15 p.m.) London, November 29. Vico-Ailmiral S. F. Bridgcman succeeds Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson, First Lonl of the Admiralty; Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg and Captain Pakcnhnm replaco Vice-Admiral Sir G. Egerton and Captain C. E. Mudden as Lords of. tho Admiralty. Vicc-Admiral Sir G. A. Callaghan has been appointed to tho command of tho Homo Fleet, and Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney to tho command of the Atlantic Fleet. It is presumed that these changes indicate that Mr. Winston Churchill desires to begin tho reorganisation of tho Navy, including tho creation of a naval war staff with advisers of recent sea experience. The King offered Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson a Peerage, and he was allowed to decline for personal reasons.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 7
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136ADMIRALTY CHANGES. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 7
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