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The Naval Education Service was a branch of the British Royal Navy which both provided education for naval personnel and ran schools for children of Royal Navy personnel.
History It was originally known as the Department of Naval Education of the Admiralty 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 Service Children's Education.
The Director of Education (later Adviser on Naval Education) was a civilian employed within the Admiralty 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
See also Royal Air Force Educational Service Royal Army Educational Corps
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