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Cay entered the Navy as a cadet in 1882. He took four Firsts in his Lieutenancy exams. | Cay entered the Navy as a cadet in 1882. He took four Firsts in his Lieutenancy exams. | ||
Cay was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198.] 26 June, 1902.</ref> | Cay was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198.] 26 June, 1902.</ref> | ||
As Commander Cay joined [[H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)|H.M.S. ''King Edward VII'']] to commission her at Portsmouth, and left on 4 March, 1907. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28034/supplements/4433 (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433.] 28 June, 1907.</ref> | As Commander Cay joined [[H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)|H.M.S. ''King Edward VII'']] to commission her at Portsmouth, and left on 4 March, 1907. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28034/supplements/4433 (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433.] 28 June, 1907.</ref> | ||
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|''Prince George'']] on 15 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 361.</ref> | He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Prince George (1895)|''Prince George'']] on 15 November, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 361.</ref> | ||
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Captain Arthur Lindesay Cay, Royal Navy (31 January, 1869 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War. In command of H.M.S. Invincible at the Battle of Jutland, he was killed when his ship sank.
Life & Career
Cay entered the Navy as a cadet in 1882. He took four Firsts in his Lieutenancy exams.
Cay was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[1]
As Commander Cay joined H.M.S. King Edward VII to commission her at Portsmouth, and left on 4 March, 1907. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[2]
He was appointed command of the battleship Prince George on 15 November, 1907.[3]
On 11 April, 1911 Cay was appointed to Impregnable as Flag Captain to Sir William May, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth and was superseded on 30 March, 1913. On 19 April he was appointed to command the light cruiser Achilles in the Second Cruiser Squadron.[4]
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Invincible on 19 February, 1915, losing his life aboard her at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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