Navy lists > Monthly > 1939 > February

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Greenwich Hospital.
Admission of Boys to the Royal Hospital
School, Holbrook, Suffolk.
The School is maintained by Greenwich Hospital for the sons of : —
Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers, petty officers,
and men of the Royal Navy and Marines.
Men of the Royal Naval Reserve, and
Other seafaring persons.
Cases are considered by a Committee of Selection according to the
length, nature, and merit of the father's services in the following order : —
(1) Total orphans.
(2) Orphans. Father killed, drowned, or deceased on duty.
Mother living.
(3) Orphans. Father dead. Mother living.
(4) Orphans. Mother dead. Father living.
(5) Sons of men serving. Both parents living.
(6) Sons of Life pensioners ; and of men entitled to the benefits
of Greenwich Hospital. Both parents living.
(7) Sons of seafaring persons whose claims may be considered
exceptional and not coming within the foregoing classes.
After the 1st July 1939, applications will not be received until
candidates are 9 years of age, nor after they are 13 except for boys in
classes 1-4. Applications for boys over the age of 13 in classes 5-7 will
not be accepted unless special reasons for the delay are given to the
satisfaction of the Committee of Selection.
Boys selected are eligible to enter the School between 11 and 14 years
of age. They must be physically fit for sea service according to an
established standard, and will undergo a stringent examination by a naval
medical officer on entry. They must at 11 years of age be able to
read and write, from dictation, an easy sentence and possess a good
knowledge of the four rules of arithmetic, simple and compound. Above
this age a higher standard will be expected.
Boys must enter into an agreement (together with their parents or
guardians) to engage for continuous service in the Royal Navy from the
age of 18.
Forms will be sent on application to the Director of Greenwich
Hospital, 14, Buckingham Gate, S.W.I.