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The Naval Chronicle: New Appointments, Promotions & Retirements: … …Tuesday: … Pay Lieutenant-Commanders: – H. C. F. Pinsent, R. G. T. Sennett to the President, additional for Victualling course, part 1, Sept. 25. … …
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
Naval Appointments: Only one officer retires: The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this afternoon: … (includes) … Pay Lieutenant Commanders: – H. C. F. Pinsent, R. G. T. Sennett to the President, additional for Victualling Course: Part I, Sept 25th:
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
Naval and Military News: Naval Appointments: … Pay Lt. Cdrs. … H. C. F. Pinsent to Valiant and Resolution, addl., W. P. Rainter to Valiant and Queen Elizabeth …
[see also Western Morning News: Thursday 12th August 1920]
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
Portsmouth Navy Week:” Britain’s Best Bobsworth”: Portsmouth Navy Week, 1937, will be opened tomorrow from the bows of the historic Victory by the First Lord of the Admiralty (the Right Hon. A. Duff Cooper), and for seven whole days the Navy will be at home to the people they affectionately refer to as “the owners”. … … (description of past events) … … Don’t ask how they did it, for nobody seems to know, but ever since 1933 the numbers have been going up and up, and last year shook even the brightest of optimists with a rise of over 100,000. I think Paymaster Captain H. C. Pinsent, Navy Week’s indefatigable General Secretary, will forgive me if I let you in on a secret. He wants to see the figures pass the half-million mark before he finishes with it. Well, although he’s far from finished with it yet, last year’s figures were 433,239, and considerably less increase than last year would give him this ambition–one which might easily develop. … (description of the upcoming event) … …
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
Portsmouth Navy Week: “Britain’s Best Bobsworth” Opens on Saturday: Portsmouth Navy Week, 1937, will be opened on Saturday from the bows of the historic Victory by the First Lord of the Admiralty (the Right Hon. A. Duff Cooper), and for seven whole days the Navy will be at home to the people they affectionately refer to as “the owners” … (review of event includes) … I think Paymaster Captain H. C. Pinsent, Navy Week’s indefatigable General Secretary will forgive me if I let you in on a secret. He wants to see the figures pass the half million mark before he finishes with it. Well, although he’s far from finished with it yet, last year’s figures were 433,239, and considerably less of an increase than last year’s would give him this ambition … (continues) …
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Guest of Press Club: “Portsmouth is always with the Navy and for the Navy. When foreign services is over, and the sailor comes back to Pompey and gets happy, our police just say “Come on Jack, … What’s your ship?” and all trouble is over. Even if Jack does get difficult, the Magistrates at Portsmouth do understand”. With such words the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth (Councillor F. J. Spickernell) responded to the toast of his health at the Press Club in London on Saturday night. … … Other guests were officers of distinction … Among those also present were Commodore L. E. Holland, Captain A. U. Willis, Captain E. J. Spooner, Captain Smithson, Paymaster Captain H. C. F. Pinsent (General Secretary, Navy Week), Captain E. Joyce, … (continues) …
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
Guest of Press Club: “Portsmouth is always with the Navy and for the Navy. When foreign service is over and the sailor comes back to Pompey and gets happy, our police just say “Come on Jack … what’s your ship?” and the trouble is over. Even if Jack does get difficult, the Magistrates at Portsmouth do Understand”. Wish such words the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth (Councillor F. J. Spickernell) responded to the toast to his health at the Press Club in London on Saturday night. He had a unique position. It was the Navy night at the Press Club … … Other guests were officers of distinction … (includes) … Paymaster Captain H. C. F. Pinsent (General Secretary, Navy Week) …
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Over 206,000 at Our Navy Week: … The Commander in Chief of the port (Admiral Sir William Fisher) … thanked Commodore L. E. Holland, who was at the head of the Committee, Paymaster Captain H. C. Pinsent, the Secretary, and his assistant Lieutenant Commander A. L. Besant, Rear Admiral Geoffrey Layton (Director of Personal Services), Engineer Rear Admiral T. Gurnell, who had built the scale model of the Dockyard which was on view at Waterloo Station, the Press and the B.B.C., the police of the Dockyard who had been perfectly admirable, and many others …
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Portsmouth Concert: Certificates were distributed to the successful entrants in the recent Royal Schools of Music (London) examinations by Mrs. Bruce Cornford, in the St. Peter’s Institute: … … Elocution: Winner of the Grade VI silver medal for having obtained the highest distinction marks in the elocution examinations in all England, Miss Joan C. Pinsent recited apportion of John Drinkwater’s “A night of the Trojan War.” Taught by Miss More Bremner, Miss Pinsent is a daughter of Paymaster Capt. Pinsent (General Secretary of Nay Week) and possesses exceptional powers of recitation and elocution. …
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968
GRO0485 India: Joan Constance Pinsent: 1917 – 2003
Navy Menu is Tempting: Christmas cake, with icing three Inches deep, made its appearance at the Press Club at lunchtime yesterday. It was the gift of Paymaster-Captain H. C. F. Pinsent, R.N., general secretary of the Navy Week Committee, in recognition of the services of the Press to the Royal Navy and to Navy Week. The cake was made by the cooks of the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, and is the same as those provided for the lower deck messes of that establishment on Christmas Day. A specimen of the menu for Christmas dinner there this year accompanied the cake. It is: Consomme Julienne Roast Turkey with bread sauce and forcemeat stuffing Ham, with chipolatas, baked potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and parsnips Christmas Pudding with rum sauce Dessert, including nuts, apples, oranges, chocolates, dates, figs, bananas and crystallised fruits.
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GRO0391 India: Harold Charles Frank Pinsent: 1884 – 1968