Edward Reginald Mayo Geake
Commander (retired) Edward Reginald Mayo Geake (17 September, 1888 – 6 November, 1936) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Geake was born in Bengal and could speak Arabic and Hindi.
Geake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1909.[1]
Geake served on the East Indies Sations, first serving as navigator in Sphinx from December 1910 until being sent to Theseus in April 1913. He was diagnosed with dysentery in August 1913 and spent much of 1914 sick, being declared fit only in September when he was temporarily appointed to London as navigator. In November 1915 he was again admitted to Chatham Hospital to be treated for dysentery.
Geake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1917.[2]
Geake was appointed in temporary command of the destroyer Napier on 29 January, 1918. He served in her with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla, screening the Grand Fleet until 8 June, 1918 when he swapped over to command her flotilla-mate Tomahawk. He was superseded in her on 31 December, 1918.[3]
Geake was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 25 April, 1920.[4]
Geake was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on his fortieth birthday, 17 September, 1928.[5]
Geake was reportedly murdered by Mexican bandits while prospecting for gold in the Sierra Madre mountains, which I find a particularly exciting end for a navigator.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Adam Ferguson |
Captain of H.M.S. P33 5 Dec, 1916[7] – Jan, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Craven |
| Preceded by Daniel H. Rainier |
Captain of H.M.S. Attack 13 Jan, 1917[9] – 25 Jan, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Harry A. D. Keate |
| Preceded by Humphrey M. Robson |
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire 25 Jan, 1917[11][12] – 16 Aug, 1917[13] |
Succeeded by James A. Douglas-Hamilton |
| Preceded by David V. F. Erskine |
Captain of H.M.S. Oriole 11 Sep, 1917[14][15] – 17 Dec, 1917[16] |
Succeeded by John D. Harvey |
| Preceded by Roy Bacchus |
Captain of H.M.S. Napier 29 Jan, 1918[17] – 8 Jun, 1918[18] |
Succeeded by Douglas Garvey |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Tomahawk 8 Jun, 1918[19][20] – 31 Dec, 1918[21] |
Succeeded by George H. Creswell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396b.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921.
- ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
