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Revision as of 20:59, 21 April 2015

Rear-Admiral George William Taylor, C.B.E. (10 May, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[1]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]

Taylor was appointed in command of the destroyer Lysander on 21 September, 1914.[3]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[4]

Taylor was appointed in command of the destroyer Retriever on 26 February, 1917.[5]

Post-War

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1922.[6]

In August, 1924, Taylor was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dublin.

In May, 1925, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Lowestoft.

Taylor was appointed in command of the battleship Emperor of India in May, 1930.

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 November, 1934 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[7]

World War II

He was called up for appointment to Pembroke, additional, with a rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R..

He was reverted to the Retired List on 1 April, 1941.

On 27 April, 1942, Taylor was appointed to Malabar in command and as Commodore in Charge of Naval Establishments at Bermuda, serving as Commodore, Second Class. He was re-appointed several times, and was not superseded until 15 January, 1944. He was then sent to Sri Lanka as Commodore Superintendent, Ceylon. He was discharged on 8 February, 1946.[8]

Taylor was reverted to the Retired List on 22 June, 1946.[9]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
30 Mar, 1909[10] – 26 Nov, 1909[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry C. Rawlings 		Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
26 Nov, 1909[12] – Feb, 1910[13] 		Succeeded by
William B. Mackenzie
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Griffon
22 Mar, 1910[14] – Aug, 1910[15] 		Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 18
Aug, 1910[16] – 13 Feb, 1911[17] 		Succeeded by
Arthur G. Onslow
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Garry
13 Feb, 1911[18] – 9 May, 1911[19] 		Succeeded by
Osmond J. Prentis
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer
9 May, 1911[20] – late May, 1911[21] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Dickens
Preceded by
Henry F. H. Wakefield 		Captain of H.M.S. Lysander
21 Sep, 1914[22][23] – 3 Feb, 1917 		Succeeded by
Francis W. D. Twigg
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Retriever
26 Feb, 1917[24][25] – 28 Nov, 1919[26] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Clarke
Preceded by
Hugh S. Shipway 		Captain of H.M.S. Dublin
25 Aug, 1924[27] – May, 1925[28] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John S. G. Fraser 		Captain of H.M.S. Lowestoft
May, 1925[29] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
William J. S. Alderson 		Captain of Devonport Dockyard
31 Mar, 1928[30] – 11 Apr, 1930[31] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick A. Sommerville 		Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India
6 May, 1930[32] – c. Nov, 1930[33] 		Succeeded by
George F. Hyde
Preceded by
John C. Hodgson 		Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
Nov, 1930[34] – May, 1931[35] 		Succeeded by
George F. Hyde

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  2. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
  4. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 894.
  6. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  7. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  8. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  9. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  10. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  11. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  12. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  13. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  14. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  15. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  16. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  17. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  18. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  19. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  20. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  21. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395y.
  23. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 894.
  25. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  26. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  27. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  28. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  29. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  30. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  31. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  32. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  33. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  34. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  35. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.


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