Geoffrey Clement Cooke
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CaptainGeoffrey Clement Cooke (20 March, 1890 – 25 November, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1912.[1]
Cooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1920.
Cooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1926.
Cooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1933.
Cooke was appointed in command of the net-laying ship Guardian on 30 March, 1936, vice Mackenzie. He was superseded on 20 August, 1937.
Cooke was appointed in command of the battleship Barham in March, 1940. He died when the ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald S. May |
Captain of H.M.S. Petersfield 24 Sep, 1926 – Nov, 1928 |
Succeeded by Douglas C. Lang |
| Preceded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 12 Feb, 1935 – 30 Mar, 1936 |
Succeeded by Charles E. S. Farrant |
| Preceded by Harold T. C. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Barham 25 Mar, 1940 – 25 Nov, 1941 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
