British naval movements were one A series of unusually interest nounced on Mar. 13, coinciding with Admiral" Sir' Frederic. Dreyer's assumption of his new post Commander-in-Chief, China Station, Having arrived from London in the P. & 0. s. Ranpura, Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, x.cb, C2. relieved Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, KEB, CING, Mv.0., on the expiration of the latter's' period. of command, at Hongkong' on Saturday, the Admiralty" since June, 10 as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, 'Sir' Frederic" Dreyer last served afloat in. command of the Battle Cruiser Squadvon,, with his flag in HEM, Hood, in 1027-20, smmodore G, P. Thomson, 0.2. relieved. Commodore "G, Layton, Ds.o, as Chief of Stuf to the Com-fander-in-Chief, China Station, on ion of the new Come mander-in-Chief's. arrival, Captain D&O, assumed -command of the flagship, ILM.S, Kent, vice Captain T. B. Brew, 0.8.2. Pay master-Commander Hi.' M, Home, Who has been. scerelary" to. Sit Frederic' Dreyer at the ity, companied him to China in capacity. Paymaster-Com-ander "Home entered the Royal Navy as an assistant clerk in July, 4917, and served in the. battleship Lord Nelson during "the closing period of the War. In 1023, after being clerk. to the Captain (D), Second Flotilla, he. was appointed to. the Royal" Naval College at Dartmouth, and in 1926 joined the start of Admiral Haggard at the Submarine Depot, Gosport, He was secretary to the Chief of Staff, Battle Cruiser Squadron, at the time Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer was in command, Captain K. B. Davies, Vic 0.8.04 who his taken over tive comme of, HLM.S. Cornwall from Captain' G. H, Knowles, v8.04 has been unison officer for the Fleet Air ety since 193 during" the War, BER: ition to winning the the Dardanelles cam
'$10. in. 1915 and" the' Victoria Cross in the following year, he was twice mentioned in dewpatehes, way created a Chevalier of the Lotion of Honour, and awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm. © From 1020 un~ 1024 hho was in charge of the ale section of the Naval Star, He was Commander in HLM.S, Royal Save eign, Adiantic Fleet, yom 1024 until" j926, "when he' was" promoted Captain! "Between 1926, and. 1928 hho warved on the Naval Air A Section of the Naval Staff at' the Admiralty, and from 1928 to 1990 he was Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral Commanding' the First Cruiser Squa>
Tt was also announced on Mi that HAMS. Berwick, the cruiser commanded by Captain C. G. Sedg-Wile wil wow remain at Shanghai Until' March 29. when she will be relieved by H.M.S. Cornwall,
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