George Cuthbert Cayley
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Admiral George Cuthbert Cayley, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (30 August, 1866 – 21 December, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Cayley was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[1]
Cayley was appointed Senior Naval Officer at Harwich on 3 September, 1914.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 April, 1917.[3]
Cayley was appointed an Area Commander in the Royal Air Force on 1 April, 1918, with the temporary rank of Major-General.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 17). p. 4.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30668. p. 5365. 3 May, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral G. C. Cayley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 23 December, 1944. Issue 50024, col F, pg. 7.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1944 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. St. Vincent (Boys' Training Ship)
- Assistant Directors of Naval Mobilisation (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Minotaur (1906)
- Senior Naval Officers, Harwich
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
