"[4] He later claimed in his autobiographical notes that, "The introduction of a Deputy First Sea Lord was only agreed to by me as the result of my conversations with Beatty and Madden.

"[5] In August, 1919, when Rear-Admiral Hope was appointed to command the Third Light Cruiser Squadron, the position of Deputy First Sea Lord was not filled.

[6] As of 1917:[7] According to authors Harley and Lovell "There can be no doubt that the appointment of Wemyss as Deputy First Sea Lord was to insert an officer amenable to Geddes into a senior position on the Board of Admiralty.

[11] "As before, the duties of the professional head of the Royal Navy if absent fell upon the shoulders of the Second Sea Lord.

[12] In 1942, the post was revived again [13] to alleviate the workload of the First Sea Lord during World War II and was held by Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis until 1946.