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{{LCommRN}} (retired) '''George Ernest Coker''' (11 May, 1880 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} (retired) '''George Ernest Coker''', D.S.C. (11 May, 1880 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Promoted to {{GunnerRN}} on 9 October, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 16}}
 
Promoted to {{GunnerRN}} on 9 October, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 16}}
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Coker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 March, 1918.
  
 
Coker was appointed in command of the {{UK-M22|f=t}} on 31 January, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 805}}
 
Coker was appointed in command of the {{UK-M22|f=t}} on 31 January, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 805}}
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Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 September, 1922, Coker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 March, 1926.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 6 April 2022

Lieutenant-Commander (retired) George Ernest Coker, D.S.C. (11 May, 1880 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to Gunner on 9 October, 1910.[1]

Coker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 March, 1918.

Coker was appointed in command of the monitor M.22 on 31 January, 1920.[2]

Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 September, 1922, Coker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 March, 1926.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William C. Castle
Captain of H.M.S. M.22
31 Jan, 1920[3][4] – 31 Jul, 1920
Succeeded by
George E. Coker
Preceded by
George E. Coker
Captain of H.M.S. M.22
14 Aug, 1920 – 1 Jan, 1922
Succeeded by
Michael Carey

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 805.
  3. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, February 3, 1920, Issue 42324, p.6.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 805.