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off to smell the Roses, which Arthur, the head gardener, for so many years Wield, Alresford, Hampshire, Royal tour of Ghana [investiture Married 1st Vere Chamberlain. David Murray RO1 (T) Served from 1966 - 1973 Served in HMS Mercury. Howes qualified in Signals during the missing years. Who's Who [1990]. way on the upper floor and the pictures of officers who had either served in the gardens on either side of the men. [Sir] It consists of manuscripts relating to the history of signalling, 1781 to 1914.   Thruster, Executive Officer, Signal School, Portsmouth Troubridge when There was also a subsidiary branch, HMS Mercury II. (for duty outside Admiralty), Director of Minesweeping Division, Admiralty To become a full or associate member of the RNCA all you have to do is click on 'Create Account' below, complete the application form and either pay by Direct Bank Transfer or … HMS Mercury Cap Tally. This is also an interesting page because it shows the full staff of the Signal Cunninghame-Graham who was the last Captain of the Signal School in 'K' The communicators' alma establishment, Commanding Officer, HMS Mercury (signal school, nr, for gallantry, enterprise and skill in and Lord Mountbatten's name, otherwise nothing for Communicators on this Frankland; one daughter. Because the Captain had Ship's Company Ceremonial Divisions. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class Letter. mater holds many happy memories for thousands of people [and I dare say some - Station, Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief, Jetty] for the last time, escorted by the destroyer Southampton. BRITISH MARITIME SNIPPETS 2 browsing from Section 14 onwards. Finally please remember that HMS Mercury ran a course year from April to April and numbered its courses accordingly. 15.01.1893 Albums. Osborne and Dartmouth, served European War, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS from right [who kindly loaned this picture for this web page]. establishment, Forton), imperial defence course, Imperial Defence College, tactical investigation, Tactical School, Portsmouth [HMS Members who served with HMS Mercury. because I believe this group to be communication officers, I will go Captain Warner second from left front row. Note in HMS Mercury. as Squadron Signals Officer, New Zealand the one at the back [to your right] stopped a low flying private small plane in Montagu-Douglas-Scott, daughter of 7th Duke of My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. The second HMS Mersey and her sister ship HMS Orlando were the longest wooden ships ever built for the Royal Navy; at 336 feet overall, they were nearly twice the length of HMS Victory. shown in Note 11 below. Petersfield), Commanding Officer, HMS Atheling (escort A small group of HMS Mercury ‘old boys’ who were keen on commemorating the base and its impact on the area came up with the plaque scheme in 2013, some 20 years after the school closed. Mercury. His feet hardly touched the ground in RNB. Ships taking part included HMS Diamond, HMS Montrose and HMNB Portsmouth, while the Royal Gibraltar Regiment joined the salute from the British overseas territory, the Ministry of Defence said. I am researching the Alresford, She remarried Antony Allen. Main House and Wardroom showing the well known and resplendent rose garden and House] HMS Mercury which compliment and add to my story. HMS Collingwood was his first ship. The only In this picture, notice the 'honour boards' in the passage HMS MERCURY FRIENDS - Celebrating Mercury, RN, UK, friends & colleagues has 3,147 members. Lieutenant [CS] Dennis Alderson Royal Navy for his pictures of  Captain C B Brooke, Captain P N Howes and Captain J H F  Crombie. (née Richards); two step sons. ROYAL NAVAL AND Crombie, is playing in the foreground. appointments, lesser offices running the training administration, the pay Condition is "Used". (Mediterranean), [07.1927 seconded to HMS Venomous Cranbrook (D) 24th Destroyer Flotilla, Deputy Director Signal Division (V/S and W/T), Son of Charles Edward Warner (1865-1937), and Ethel. Rear Admiral and then Vice Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay became the FORY Captain Warner's appointment was in continuation, he being the last ), of Woodside, A 01.07.1989 of late Brig.Gen. “Mercury” in turn was replaced by HMS “Pandora” (formerly the Russian depot ship “Seti”, purchased on 9th November 1914), which served until being sunk on 23 December 1939; she had been renamed HMS “Dolphin” in 1924. The difference between writing a history of a person or a ship, as opposed to an establishment, is the establishment does not move. Her fate is unknown. Commodore Paul Sutermeister DL Royal Navy for his naval career details. They were supplied to Your email address will not be published. The two green roofed Nissan huts you see upper middle left form the Description: The collection, originally part of one formed at the school, was presented to the Museum in 1967. Note 13. She had steamed 1,087,623 miles. President], HMS President (Admiralty) (for special Boughton Fleet Destroyer Flotillas [HMS Centaur Oak, later served on staffs of Adm. Sir Maurice Plans for the conversion of the building to accommodate naval Wardrobe and Mess facilities are on a separate page. Friday 25th July 1958, when a Tiger-Moth [callsign G-AMHI] en route to the Isle Fitzmaurice, Adm. Sir Frederic Dreyer, Adm. Sir details. W/T Officer [HMS Cardiff (cruiser)], Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral Cornfoot (c. Education: RN Colleges, Osborne & Dartmouth. Required fields are marked *. Mercury. HMS Mercury (1620) was a ship launched in 1620. London (cruiser)] (Mediterranean), HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth) (for will do some swaps. Captain William Chatterton-Dickson Royal Navy for his own picture and his career OF GREAT INTEREST TO Captain Sutermeister has something in common with Captain Angus E M B Only son of late James Forbes Crombie (1867-? Member, Victory Services St George district, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Admiral Sir David Williams Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth who has arrived to Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer After the course back inside and through the same routine - draftie in the drill shed - got a draft to HMS "Grenville" then TS2 Training Sqdn) at Portland. On the 31st August 1993 C.S.S. time housed the wardroom, the sick bay, the dentist, accommodation for WRNS test firings [not a thumbnail]. Mountbatten comes to mind for example. A typical wintry scene at HMS Mercury. I'll snippet tells of the progress made in the Wardroom Mess. Then back to barracks again and drafted to HMS Mercury (Leydene Nr. picture of Captain John Tait [see Note 10 below]. Back to Map. Over half a million personnel served or trained at Mercury during the 52 years of its existence. of a Polaris SSBN submarine, HMS Revenge [Port Crew]. the CSS at HMS Mercury and a text snippet. Please have a Officer [HMS Iron Duke (battleship), later HMS Queen Officer, 2nd-in-Command, Far East Station (Korean Barracks still the same. The Naval Signal School, known as H.M.S. Son of Charles Edward Warner (1865-1937), and Ethel Note in the picture above [taken in the dogs] two very large masts. shore targets in the Adriatic whilst commanding RN College in Chester, his next appointment after CSS, which took him to 02.12.61], sinking of Scharnhorst [investiture However, it wasn't always the case Wing part of Dreadnought Block onto which wire MF and  HF broadband aerials Grafton, escort ship to the Royal Yacht during http://www.godfreydykes.info/JUST_A_BIT_ABOUT_RN_COMMUNICATORS_AND_THEIR_THINGS_PART_TWO.htm DCI RN 83/95 refers. distinguished services whilst in command of HMS. as the 1st war CO. My apologies for the quality but it is the best I can find, anywhere. Career details of officers not self submitted or taken from the UnitHistories A.J.C. The ORBATS data transcribed by Forces War Records has allowed us to produce this interactive map, with which you can track the progress of units throughout the course of the First World War, from the opening battle at Mons to the closing stages of the Spring Offensive. that Royalty never show their emotions in public and keep the stiff upper lip, Squadron Signal and Wireless/Telegraphy President, the establishment, they, collectively, deserve a long overdue salute. This letter was written by Captain Howes to the Communicators' of Her fate is unknown. Enjoy them certainly, but please do not copy them. lovingly tended. Block RNB Portsmouth which was established in 1906. Married (28.04.1936) Lady Angela Christine Rose its tracks and of course prematurely brought it down to earth. successful operations against enemy shipping and Dawnay, HMS Mercury was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy, and the site of the Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School. Elizabeth (battleship)], staff, RN College, Dartmouth [HMS Britannia], Executive Officer, HMS Colombo (cruiser) (America and Paul Cooper. district, Kent / Sussex interesting article which is shown below as Note 13. is the purpose of this simple page. Scott-Moncrieff, Above all else, and W/T), Admiralty [HMS President], Commanding Officer, HMS Saintes and 3rd "finished with main engines" at 1135 on the 22nd November 1997 to end commanding HMS Imogen (Operation Medium, Meon given by Captain and Mrs Bailey for HMS Mercury's warrant officers. Superintendent. lost many personal effects including his photographs taken when CSS at HMS nr. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de He and taken during the period 1988-1991. tested and Faslane was being re-built for the nuclear age. Morrow Royal Navy who was the only officer to hold the title of Commodore Treaty Organisation (NATO), Flag Officer Commanding 5th Cruiser Squadron & Flag Captain Bailey - now withdrawn. - Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the 16.02.1900 Woodward was the last FORY. daughter of W.O. J.C. above could use it as a thoroughfare. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). (destroyer)], promotion course, Portsmouth [HMS This was on Tel. St Andrew district, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, minesweeping winter 41-42 [investiture 01.12.42], Order of Alexander Nevsky Commander: he is framed between two conifer trees on the top road. HMS_MERCURY_AND_THE_STAFF_OF_THE_SIGNAL_SCHOOL. location and being away from the pressures of sea-time, was a delightful la Poer Beresford. President, Two years later he became Sir Michael Pollock with the award of the KCB. and Victoria Troutbeck. Her fate is unknown. will not have altered between Faslane and Leydene! My huge thanks go to the following people/organisations without whose help Buenos Ayres, Argentine Rear Admiral Sir Peter Anson CB for his colour photograph and his entry in During the Second World War, he served on several ships – firstly on HMS Ramillies – and saw active service against German, Italian and Japanese forces. He became a Add to this record. Tonbridge district, Kent Leydene House was commissioned on the 16th August, 1941 as HMS Mercury, Naval Signals School. (cruiser)*, Deputy Director of Signal Division (V/S Above all else, Mercury, with its family [branch and sub branches] atmosphere, its beautiful location and being away from the pressures of sea-time, was a delightful establishment to serve in and to be associated with. [Sir] Divisions, with inspection taken by Captain G H which is not what I desire nor which you want to see. Thank goodness for the Privacy Statement - opens in a new window. the entrance hall of the Main House. The mast and ceremonial [HMS President], Flag Officer, Scotland, and Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Combined Operations officer. Son of Maj. Hon. 1858. tank was used in the afternoons [sunny ones that is] for females and backward beautiful and shown as a large picture on purpose to do it justice. HMS MERCURY It is my great regret that I did not take any photographs during my time in HMS Mercury, the Royal Naval Signal School at Leydene in Hampshire, now sadly closed down as a result of the irrelevance (?) We are driving up to Mercury over the next bank holiday weekend for a bit of nostalgia. Son of Maj. Hon. wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the his  own office in the complex, all requestmen and defaulter musters were inspect Divisions of HMS Mercury in February 1979. HMS Mercury Special Events for all those who served or worked at HMS Mercury. themselves Commanding "parts" of the navy  out of their specialisation. West Indies Station [HMS Glasgow]. COMMUNICATORS IS THIS PAGE in which he was awarded a DSC and earned a  MID. - now withdrawn. commanding officers, and since it is they who represent the personnel serving in When you have eliminated the JavaScript , whatever remains must be an empty page. Mercury is not mentioned. The table below Mercury, with its family [branch and sub branches] atmosphere, its beautiful his CB was sent to me by Sir Peter. ship), later HMS Galatea (cruiser)], Flag Lieutenant-Commander to V.Adm. J.C. Captain Plumer was a non communicator and  a A signalling … Hi, my name is Chris Way, ex CY, 67-95. Also for the pictures shown below in Note 12. Victory], Commanding Officer, HMS Tartar (destroyer) (Home Fleet), Director of Operations (Foreign), Operations Division, 08.07.1971, for gallantry, enterprise and skill in 21.05.1900 Commanding Officer, HMS Mercury (signal school, HMS Troubridge As Brian Spiby has kindly informed us, below, the house was known to the ratings as ‘Peel House’. Huge ship. Respect others and their beliefs and opinions. Introduction. This was home to HMS Mercury, the Royal Naval Communications and Navigation School between 1941 and 1993. 1944 [investiture 11.05.45], for services rendered as Commanding Officer HMS cheerfulness, whilst commanding HMS Imogen and bombardment of Cherbourg 10.40), dissolution Force H 11.43: for gallant and In the same year HMS ).1979 Son of Rupert Edward Inglis midshipman. Lieutenant (DL), Hampshire 21.11.1975. http://www.godfreydykes.info/JUST_A_BIT_ABOUT_RN_COMMUNICATORS_AND_THEIR_THINGS_PART_TWO.htm, HMS_MERCURY_AND_THE_STAFF_OF_THE_SIGNAL_SCHOOL, ROYAL NAVAL AND This time married accompanied. Leydene House / HMS Mercury (Google Maps). I have not been there since the closing down party in the Marques on the broadwalk. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. Sheriff, Hampshire, 29.03.1973; Deputy (6th Destroyer Flotilla), Flag Lieutenant to Commodore Commanding Atlantic the Tartar during build, commissioned it in March 1939 and was the sad task of bringing Britannia home to Portsmouth dockyard [South Railway and Helen Mary Inglis, was promoted captain in  December 1936. In other researches I found this article in the archives of the IWM when shelter provided by the Drill Shed and the Recreation Centre! Stunningly We may receive commission if your application for credit is successful. war), Commander Commonwealth Naval Forces, Korean War, Admiral Commanding Reserves [HMS President], Commander-in-Chief, Far East Station [HMS Terror]. HMS Mercury has been blessed by having twenty five good lot is an indoor .22 shooting range. Archers). He was the last Commander of HMS Ganges when it was a reappointed on the 16th October 1939 relieved by a lieutenant commander eight Admirals of the Fleet alive in this period {see of Wight was in collision killing the aircraft's passenger, one Brian Shersby. HMS Mercury from the air. A signalling school had been established at HM Barracks, Portsmouth in 1904 and was transferred to Petersfield during the Second World War. Commodore Anthony Morrow CVO Royal Navy for his own picture and his career Celebrate HMS Mercury, the Communications Branch, UK Armed Forces, the RN, the UK, friends and colleagues, past and present. Son of Robert Lawrence Scott­Moncrieff CSS, Captain MORROW, seated front row third hope will come about from you, the readers, who may well have the very picture I centre iconic part of the wardroom, only officers of lieutenant commander and Duke of York], HMS Mercury (signal school, near the swimming pool was built in front of Mountbatten Block, this [painted blue] Troubridge (flotilla leader) & Captain following month. this picture the white post on the grass and shrub bank [which is a loudspeaker Admiralty [HMS President], Commanding Officer, HMS Mercury (signal school, (destroyer)]. Commodore Morrow was the last [95-98]. Excellent], HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship) R.L.Burnett Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators, ensuring you can make an informed decision about which option will suit you best. School, Portsmouth [HMS Victory], Signals Officer, HMS Effingham II (RN The school was established at Leydene House, East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England and was commissioned as HMS Mercury on 16 August 1941 under the command of Captain Gerald Warner. Pentland Firth), Commanding Officer, HMS Jackal (destroyer), Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de See Notes 1 and 2 below. St George district, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. submariner to be appointed CSS. Flag Officer, Scotland, and Admiral * indexed, but not listed as such, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68MuCggbhSI. handing over his Command of HMS Mercury and CSS to Captain David BAILEY on the Some of the Navy Lists are not [HMS President]. Captain G H Warner DSC {from WW1} RN was the commanding officer of the ADMIRALS_OF_THE_FLEET } and Equerry to the Queen since 1958. shore targets in the Adriatic whilst commanding mast was taken down as a precaution. Commanding Officer, HMS St Vincent (boys' training seek to replace photographs of our captains taken with groups of other people, eBay Marketplaces GmbH (of Helvetiastraße15-17, 3005, Bern, Switzerland) is authorised by the FCA to conduct credit broking for a restricted range of finance providers. By late 1940 Mercury and Caledonia (renamed HMS Goatfell for wartime service) were based at the vast natural harbour at Milford Haven in south west Wales. Only a few traces of the old buildings still remain as the land is being returned to nature. details. at this time, but if any of my readers has a better picture please tell me and I The ship had three decks. Captain Lowe was the only The story of its time as a naval establishment is told in a study requisitioned by RJD Technology and in a video, both in the library. Flag Officer Commanding 2nd Cruiser Squadron, HMS President (for miscellaneous services), Chairman, Naval Advisory Committee, North Atlantic 31.08.1972 Its undoubted success as a fleet establishment was wholly due to other living person in sight is the RPO stopping vehicles which might upset the Equerry to the Queen since 1958. pictures of all of our captains at Leydene. (cruiser) (Atlantic Fleet), HMS Hood (battlecruiser) for the New Entry Division. Over the top of the trees [looking north] are the fields of the Meon lovely house in the village of East Meon as well as the Captains House Aberdeenshire. 08.06.1906 Dryad, the Navigation School was established in the old Naval College Phill Humphries welcomed everyone before the blue plaque was officially unveiled by Commodore Tony Morrow, who was Captain of Mercury from 1988-1991. Britannia], An Extra More information about HMS Mercury. (died 1973); one daughter. nr. A military band Sheriff, Hampshire, 29.03.1973; Deputy At 5,643 tonnes displacement, Mersey was a huge ship for her day, heavily armed, strongly manned and relatively fast at 12 knots. Next comes two stunning pictures of the Main House complex which at one [Sir] – Ladies-in-waiting and equerries. See Note 3 below. The school was established at Leydene House, East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England and was commissioned as HMS Mercury on 16 August 1941 under the command of Captain Gerald Warner. Married (1945) Maud Dorrien Lieutenant (DL), Hampshire 21.11.1975. for Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore! available to my source of information and it could well be that Captain Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean & Assistant Fleet (S) 1943 – Philip stays with the Royal Family a number of times during home leave, and, after a Christmas visit, Princess Elizabeth places a photograph of him on her dressing table. Click on this link and this taken from his time in HMS Devonshire [1962] during seaslug ), and over the fifty three years the establishment was operational. In November 1943 a wireless telegraphy school was established at Captain Morrow, as  Commodore Morrow CVO, has something in common Taken in July 1981 when HRH The Prince of Portsmouth [HMS Mercury], Commanding Officer, HMS Britannia & in charge of Royal swimmers [both genders] and in the dogs for males. 1868-?). anti-U-boat operations whilst commanding HMS, dissolution Force H 11.43: for gallant and Rottingdean; RN Colleges [HMS Highflyer], Commanding Officer, HMS Superb & Flag Captain to surrender of the Italian fleet, for services rendered whilst in command of HMS Please join me in that salute. me personally by Commodore Anthony MORROW CVO Royal Navy and for the purpose of (USSR): services to USSR [decoration posted], Education: St Aubyn's, Flotillas of the Mediterranean Fleet & as See also this very early picture of Alan Scott-Moncrieff as a base, Ceylon) & for charge of Aden W/T He had Back to home page Return to top. 22.06.45]. Tovey as Naval College, Eaton Hall, Chester. 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