Herbert Coates Mayo

Captain (retired) Herbert Coates Mayo, O.B.E. (15 November, 1881 – 31 December, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Mayo entered the Navy off the Supplementary List.

Mayo served in the battlecruiser H.M.S. Princess Royal from 25 April, 1913 through 30 August, 1918.

Mayo was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 15 November, 1931. He died at the end of 1939, having had a colostomy performed on him in April of that year.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Ormonde 30 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Henry P. Douglas
Preceded by Thomas S. Edwards	Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 26 Sep, 1919	Succeeded by Evelyn J. J. Southby
Preceded by Russell Lister-Kaye	Captain of H.M.S. Leamington 12 Sep, 1923 – 1 Dec, 1923	Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman
Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman	Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne 1 Dec, 1923	Succeeded by William N. Kingdon
Preceded by John I. Hallett	Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne 25 Jul, 1927 – 1 Sep, 1929	Succeeded by James Powell
Preceded by John I. Hallett	Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla 25 Jul, 1927	Succeeded by James Powell
Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott	Captain of H.M.S. Spey 2 Jan, 1930 – 3 May, 1931	Succeeded by The Hon. Walter S. Carson