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Cayley was appointed Senior Naval Officer at Harwich on 3 September, 1914.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 17).  p. 4.</ref>   
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Cayley was appointed {{Com2RN}} on 3 September, 1914.  He was designated Commodore-in-Charge, Harwich, as of 10 March, 1915.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 428.</ref>  In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917,</ref> and was designated Rear-Admiral-in-Charge, Harwich, from 2 July.  He ceased service as Senior Naval Officer, Harwich, on 31 March, 1918.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 428.</ref> He was appointed an Area Commander in the Royal Air Force on 1 April with the temporary rank of Major-General.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30668/pages/5365 no. 30668.  p. 5365.]  3 May, 1918.</ref>
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In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>
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Cayley was appointed an Area Commander in the Royal Air Force on 1 April, 1918, with the temporary rank of Major-General.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30668/pages/5365 no. 30668.  p. 5365.]  3 May, 1918.</ref>
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==Post-War==

Revision as of 15:34, 29 February 2012

Admiral George Cuthbert Cayley, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (30 August, 1866 – 21 December, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cayley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1890.[1]

Cayley was appointed First Lieutenant of the Phaeton on 8 June, 1897.[2]

On 1 November, 1900, Cayley was appointed First Lieutenant of the battleship Benbow.[3]

Cayley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[4]

He was appointed to the Berwick on 9 December, 1903.[5]

On 30 June, 1904, he was appointed in command of the boys' training ship St. Vincent at Portsmouth.[6]

Captain

Cayley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[7]

On 27 March, 1907, he was appointed to the Blake as Captain (D)[8] of the Home Fleet destroyer flotilla at Devonport. On 1 July, Cayley took command of the Leander, formerly of the destroyer flotilla at Chatham, which was replaced with the Blake.[9][10]

Great War

Cayley was appointed Commodore, Second Class on 3 September, 1914. He was designated Commodore-in-Charge, Harwich, as of 10 March, 1915.[11] In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[12] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 April, 1917.[13] and was designated Rear-Admiral-in-Charge, Harwich, from 2 July. He ceased service as Senior Naval Officer, Harwich, on 31 March, 1918.[14] He was appointed an Area Commander in the Royal Air Force on 1 April with the temporary rank of Major-General.[15]

Post-War

Cayley ceased duty as General Officer Commanding North Western Area of the Royal Air Force on 4 April, 1919, and relinquished his temporary commission on the same day.[16] He was placed on the Retired List of the Royal Navy, at his own request, on 18 July.[17] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 May, 1922,[18] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[19]

He died on 21 December, 1944, at Horncliffe House, Berwick-on-Tweed.[20] Cause of death was registered as myocarditis, arterio sclerosis, and old age.[21]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26080. p. 4537. 19 August, 1890.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue 35201, col E, pg. 13.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 29 October, 1900. Issue 36285, col G, pg. 7.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1903. Issue 37246, col B, pg. 7.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1904. Issue 37436, col E, pg. 12.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 March, 1907. Issue 38293, col C, pg. 5.
  9. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 June, 1907. Issue 38369, col A, pg. 13.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1907. Issue 38379, col A, pg. 12.
  11. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 428.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917,
  14. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 428.
  15. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30668. p. 5365. 3 May, 1918.
  16. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 428.
  17. ↑ London Gazette: no. 31486. p. 9863. 1 August, 1919.
  18. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
  19. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
  20. ↑ "Admiral G. C. Cayley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 23 December, 1944. Issue 50024, col F, pg. 7.
  21. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 204.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral G. C. Cayley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 23 December, 1944. Issue 50024, col F, pg. 7.

Service Records

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