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

On 1 November, 1900, Cayley was appointed First Lieutenant of the battleship Benbow.[1]

He was appointed to the Berwick on 9 December, 1903.[2]

On 30 June, 1904, he was appointed in command of the boys' training ship St. Vincent at Portsmouth.[3]

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.).[4]

Cayley was appointed Senior Naval Officer at Harwich on 3 September, 1914.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 April, 1917.[6]

Cayley was appointed an Area Commander in the Royal Air Force on 1 April, 1918, with the temporary rank of Major-General.[7]

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 29 October, 1900. Issue 36285, col G, pg. 7.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1903. Issue 37246, col B, pg. 7.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1904. Issue 37436, col E, pg. 12.
  4. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 17). p. 4.
  6. London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  7. 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.

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