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'''Geoffrey Layton''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Geoffrey Layton''', K.C.G., K.C.M.G., G.B.E., D.S.O. (20 April, 1884 – 4 September, 1964) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Glendale, Liverpool.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1905.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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On 1 November, 1906 Layton was appointed to {{UK-Forth}} for command of submarines.  On New Year's Day, 1909, he moved to {{UK-Vulcan}} for more of the same.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 November, 1913.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
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Layton was appointed in command of the {{UK-E13|f=t}} on 2 September, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915) p. 353.</ref>
 
  
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In July, 1920, Layton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Maidstone|f=t}} and of the {{UK-SF|3}}.{{NLJan21|p. 805}}
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==Great War==
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Layton was appointed in command of the {{UK-E13|f=t}} on 2 September, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 353}} The submarine was lost when it ran aground on the Danish coast when trying to enter the Baltic.  German destroyers sunk her by gunfire in Danish territorial waters.  The officers and crew were interned in Copenhagen, but Layton was able to escape to Norway on 29 October.  He returned to Newcastle by the S.S. ''Venus'', arriving around 1 November.
  
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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In July, 1920, Layton was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Maidstone|f=t}} and of the {{UK-SF|3}}.{{NLJan21|p. 805}}
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 January, 1935.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Layton was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 October, 1938.<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 11 November 2022

Admiral SIR Geoffrey Layton, K.C.G., K.C.M.G., G.B.E., D.S.O. (20 April, 1884 – 4 September, 1964) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Glendale, Liverpool.[1]

Layton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1905.[2]

On 1 November, 1906 Layton was appointed to Forth for command of submarines. On New Year's Day, 1909, he moved to Vulcan for more of the same.[3]

Layton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1913.[4]

Great War

Layton was appointed in command of the submarine E 13 on 2 September, 1914.[5] The submarine was lost when it ran aground on the Danish coast when trying to enter the Baltic. German destroyers sunk her by gunfire in Danish territorial waters. The officers and crew were interned in Copenhagen, but Layton was able to escape to Norway on 29 October. He returned to Newcastle by the S.S. Venus, arriving around 1 November.

Layton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[6]

Post-War

In July, 1920, Layton was appointed in command of the depot ship Maidstone and of the Third Submarine Flotilla.[7]

Layton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1922.[8]

Layton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 January, 1935.[9]

Layton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 October, 1938.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. B 7
c. late 1906[11] 		Succeeded by
John B. Glencross
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. C 21
5 Jan, 1909[12] – 8 Aug, 1910[13] 		Succeeded by
Thomas C. Meryon
Preceded by
John K. P. Sherlock 		Captain of H.M.S. C 23
15 Aug, 1912[14][15] – 2 Sep, 1914 		Succeeded by
Harrington D. Edwards
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. E 13
2 Sep, 1914[16] – 19 Aug, 1915[17] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. S 1
4 Nov, 1915[18] – 15 Nov, 1916[19] 		Succeeded by
Reginald W. Lawrence
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. K 7
15 Nov, 1916[20] – 8 Dec, 1916[21] 		Succeeded by
Gilbert H. Kellett
Preceded by
Robert R. Turner 		Captain of H.M.S. K 6
8 Dec, 1916[22] – Jan, 1918[23] 		Succeeded by
William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by
Algernon H. C. Candy 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
Jul, 1920[24] – 7 Jul, 1921[25] 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Preceded by
Algernon H. C. Candy
as Captain (S), Third Submarine Flotilla 		Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla
Jul, 1920[26] – 7 Jul, 1921[27] 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Preceded by
Cecil P. Talbot 		Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
14 Jul, 1921[28] – 14 Apr, 1924[29] 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Preceded by
Max K. Horton 		Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
15 Apr, 1924[30][31] – 31 Dec, 1924[32] 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
Max K. Horton 		Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
15 Apr, 1924[33] – 31 Dec, 1924[34] 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
John F. Hutchings 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
31 Dec, 1924[35] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. Brodie
Preceded by
Alister F. Beal 		Deputy Director of Operations Division
8 Aug, 1927[36] – 8 Aug, 1929[37] 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot 		Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
9 Jan, 1931[38][39] – 16 Nov, 1931[40] 		Succeeded by
John H. Godfrey
Preceded by
John H. Godfrey 		Captain of H.M.S. Kent
16 Nov, 1931[41] – 13 Jan, 1932[42] 		Succeeded by
Thomas B. Drew
Preceded by
Thomas F. P. Calvert 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
18 Aug, 1933[43] – 3 May, 1934[44] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Sawbridge
Preceded by
James F. Somerville 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
4 May, 1934[45] – 17 Feb, 1936[46] 		Succeeded by
Lancelot E. Holland
Preceded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
as Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
23 Jul, 1938[47] – Jan, 1939[48] 		Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth
Preceded by
Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis 		Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Station
10 Sep, 1938[49] – 20 Nov, 1939[50] 		Succeeded by
John C. Tovey
Preceded by
Charles M. Forbes 		Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Battle Squadron
Jan, 1939[51] – 20 Nov, 1939[52] 		Succeeded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Preceded by
? 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron
20 Nov, 1939[53] – 15 Jun, 1940[54] 		Succeeded by
G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins
Preceded by
Percy L. H. Noble 		Commander-in-Chief, China Station
10 Jul, 1940[55] – 10 Dec, 1941[56] 		Succeeded by
Sir Tom S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
Claud A. Merriman
as Naval Officer in Charge and Maintenance Captain, Ceylon 		Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon
Dec, 1940[57] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 		Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet
10 Dec, 1941[58] – 1942 		Succeeded by
Sir Arthur J. Power
as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
Preceded by
Sir Charles J. C. Little 		Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
Mar, 1945 – May, 1947 		Succeeded by
Sir Bruce A. Fraser

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  2. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  3. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  4. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
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