What year saw the abolition of the Commander-in-Chief position, in the city where John Pounds died?
1969
Title: John E. Wilkes
Passage: John E. Wilkes (May 26, 1895 – July 20, 1957) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy, who served in World War I and World War II. In December 1941 he was appointed Commander of Submarines, Asiatic Fleet. In 1944 Wilkes was commander of all ports in Northern Europe. From 1945 to 1951 he was the chief U.S. Naval Officer in Occupied Germany. He retired in 1951.
Title: John Pounds
Passage: John Pounds (June 17, 1766 – January 1, 1839) was a teacher and altruist born in Portsmouth, and the man most responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools. After Pounds' death, Thomas Guthrie (often credited with the creation of Ragged Schools) wrote his "Plea for Ragged Schools" and proclaimed John Pounds as the originator of this idea.
Title: Fernand Bonneton
Passage: Commandant Fernand Bonneton was a French World War I flying ace credited with nine confirmed aerial victories. He would survive the war, only to die in an aviation accident on 24 June 1922.
Title: John Axouch
Passage: John Axouch or Axouchos, also transliterated as Axuch (, flourished circa 1087 – circa 1150) was the commander-in-chief ("megas domestikos") of the Byzantine army during the reign of Emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143), and during the early part of the reign of his son Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180). He may also have served as the "de facto" chief of the civil administration of the Byzantine Empire.
Title: Pramono Edhie Wibowo
Passage: Pramono Edhie Wibowo (born 5 May 1955 in Magelang) is a former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 31 June 2011 until 20 May 2013. He is the brother-in-law of former Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Before becoming Indonesian Army Chief of Staff, he was Commander of Army Strategic Command (Kostrad) (Pangkostrad), Commanding General of the Special Forces Command (Danjen Kopassus), Commander of the Military Territory III/Siliwangi, Chief of Staff of the Military Territory IV/Diponegoro, as well as Personal Aide of former Indonesian President, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Title: John H. Howell
Passage: John H. Howell was a US Army artillery officer and commander of the 3rd New York Artillery which he led during the American Civil War, and served as chief artillery officer during the New York Draft Riots.
Title: Frank Vargas Pazzos
Passage: Frank Vargas Pazzos (born July 15, 1934 in Chone) was a commander of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) and Chief of the Joint Armed Forces Command of Ecuador.
Title: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
Passage: In 1969, the title of the army command was changed from ``Commander - in - Chief ''to`` Chief of Staff'' with President Yahya Khan acting as Commander - in - Chief and General A.H. Khan as Chief of Staff. On 20 March 1972, the post was renamed as ``Chief of Army Staff ''(COAS) with Lieutenant - General Tikka Khan elevated to four star rank to be appointed as army's first chief of army staff.
Title: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Passage: Position Photograph Name Service Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford United States Marine Corps Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul J. Selva United States Air Force Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley United States Army Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller United States Marine Corps Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson United States Navy Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein United States Air Force Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel United States Air Force
Title: List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II
Passage: Emperor Hirohito: supreme Commander in Chief of Armed Imperial Forces, head of state, and representative of the ``Imperial Sun Lineage '', State Shinto and Worship national god image, and chief of the Imperial Household Ministry.
Title: Karnataka Lokayukta
Passage: In 1966, a report by the Administrative Reforms Commission recommended the setting up of Lokpal at the federal level and Lokayukta in the states, for the redressal of citizen's grievances. Therefore, Maharashtra established its Lokayukta in 1971. ￼ ￼ The Lokayukta Ordinance Act 1979, was excercised by D. Devaraj Urs, then Chief Minister of Karnataka, and the first Lokayukta to be appointed was then retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High court, Justice C. Honniah. The same institution was abolished when R. Gundu Rao became the chief minister of Karnataka, after the demise of D. Devaraj Urs. The institution was again re introduced after Ramakrishna Hegde, became then Chief Minister of Karnataka, and introduced the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta Bill in the assembly as their 1983 election promise. It came into force through the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. Then, Mysore State Vigilance Commission which formed in 1965 to investigate corruption cases in the state was abolished. The pending cases before the commission was transferred to the newly formed Lokayukta. It had two jurisdictions: to investigate corruption and to probe government inaction.
Title: Mihail Cămărașu
Passage: Mihail Camarasu (born 1892, died 1962) was a Romanian Lieutenant-General during World War II. He served as Chief of Staff VII Corps in 1940, and in 1943 went from Commanding Officer Infantry 18th Mountain Division to General Officer Commanding 103rd Mountain Command. In 1944, he was Romanian Liaison Officer to XVII German Army Corps, Chief Prisoner of War Section General Staff, and General Officer Commanding 10th Division. From 1945 to 1948, he was Deputy General Officer Commanding of first the 5th Corps Area, and then the 3rd Military Region. He retired in 1948.
Title: Star Trek Into Darkness
Passage: Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, commanding officer and temporary first officer of the starship Enterprise Zachary Quinto as Spock, first officer and science officer Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, a genetically engineered superhuman given the alias of John Harrison Simon Pegg as Montgomery ``Scotty ''Scott, second officer and chief engineer Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard`` Bones'' McCoy, chief medical officer Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura, communications officer Alice Eve as Dr. Carol Marcus, a science officer who uses the pseudonym of ``Carol Wallace ''to board the Enterprise John Cho as Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman Peter Weller as Alexander Marcus, Carol's father and commander - in - chief of Starfleet Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov, navigator and Scott's temporary replacement as chief engineer Bruce Greenwood as Christopher Pike, Kirk's mentor and predecessor as captain of the Enterprise
Title: John Amherst
Passage: Admiral John Amherst (1718 – 14 February 1778) was a Royal Navy officer served during the First Carnatic War and the Seven Years' War, and who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Title: Paul David Miller
Passage: Paul David Miller (born December 1, 1941) is a retired admiral in the United States Navy. His last duty in the Navy was to serve as Commander-in-Chief, of the U.S. Atlantic Command.
Title: Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Passage: The post of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was merged with that of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1969 to form the post of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command. The posts of Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command were amalgamated in 1994 following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War. In 2012, however, all distinct Commander-in-Chief appointments were discontinued, with full operational command being vested instead in the First Sea Lord; he now flies his flag from HMS "Victory".
Title: Star Trek Into Darkness
Passage: Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the starship Enterprise Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, first officer and science officer Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison / Khan, a superhuman genetically engineered during the Eugenics Wars Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery ``Scotty ''Scott, second officer and chief engineer Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Leonard`` Bones'' McCoy M.D., chief medical officer Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, communications officer Alice Eve as Lieutenant Carol Marcus, a science officer who uses the pseudonym ``Carol Wallace ''to board Enterprise John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman Peter Weller as Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus, Carol's father, commander - in - chief of Starfleet, and a secret warmonger Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov, navigator and Scott's temporary replacement as chief engineer Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Christopher Pike, Kirk's mentor and previous captain of Enterprise
Title: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Passage: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is, by law, the highest - ranking military officer of the United States Armed Forces, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States. He leads the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, comprising the chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have offices in The Pentagon. The chairman outranks all respective heads of each service branch, but does not have command authority over them, their service branches or the Unified Combatant Commands. All combatant commanders receive operational orders directly from the Secretary of Defense.
Title: Thomas J. Lopez
Passage: Admiral Thomas Joseph Lopez is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH) from 1996 to 1998.
Title: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Passage: The current Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces, is General Sir Nicholas Houghton, late Green Howards. He is supported by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, by the professional heads of the three services of HM Armed Forces and by the Commander of Joint Forces Command.
John Pounds Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth