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On the occasion of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, on 15 May, 1906, Paine was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.), dated 11 March.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27913/pages/3325 no. 27913.  p. 3325.]  15 May, 1906.</ref>
 
On the occasion of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, on 15 May, 1906, Paine was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.), dated 11 March.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27913/pages/3325 no. 27913.  p. 3325.]  15 May, 1906.</ref>
  
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==Captain==
 
Paine 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>  On 23 July, he was appointed to ''Victory'' for service on the Committee of Supply of Paint to the Fleet.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 July, 1907.  Issue '''38380''', col D, p. 12.</ref>
 
Paine 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>  On 23 July, he was appointed to ''Victory'' for service on the Committee of Supply of Paint to the Fleet.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 July, 1907.  Issue '''38380''', col D, p. 12.</ref>
  
 
On 3 June, 1909, Paine was appointed to the {{UK-Diamond|f=t}}, for command of the {{UK-DF|3}} at the Nore.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1909.  Issue '''38975''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
 
On 3 June, 1909, Paine was appointed to the {{UK-Diamond|f=t}}, for command of the {{UK-DF|3}} at the Nore.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1909.  Issue '''38975''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
  
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He was appointed Commandant of the Central Flying School on 15 May, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1914).  p. 374''a''.</ref>  
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He was appointed Commandant of the Central Flying School on 15 May, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1914).  p. 374''a''.</ref> and took command on 17 May.
  
 
Paine was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.<ref>''The Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630.  p. 7.]  2 January, 1914.</ref>
 
Paine was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.<ref>''The Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630.  p. 7.]  2 January, 1914.</ref>
  
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Promoted {{Com1RN}} on 10 December, 1915.
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On 10 December, 1915, he was appointed {{Com1RN}} for command of the [[Royal Naval Air Service]]'s Central Depôt and Training Establishment at Cranwell.<ref>ADM 196/43.  f. 228.</ref>
  
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He became Director of Naval Aviation and the first [[Fifth Sea Lord]] in 1917, a post he held until naval responsibility for air matters ended with the creation of the Air Council in 1918.  He was then made Major-General in the R.A.F. and made Master General of Personnel on the Air Council on 3 January, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30457/pages/273 no. 30457.  p. 273.]  4 January, 1918.</ref>  He was appointed temporary Major-General from that date.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30591/pages/3636 no. 30591.  p. 3636.]  12 February, 1918.</ref>  He was promoted {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1919 and retired from the Royal Air Force on 12 May, 1920.
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He was appointed Director of Air Services on 18 January, 1917, and on 31 January also became [[Fifth Sea Lord]] on the [[Board of Admiralty]].<ref>ADM 196/43. f. 228.</ref> He was appointed Major-General in the Royal Air Force and made Master General of Personnel on the Air Council on 3 January, 1918.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30457/pages/273 no. 30457.  p. 273.]  4 January, 1918.</ref>  He was appointed temporary Major-General from that date.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30591/pages/3636 no. 30591.  p. 3636.]  12 February, 1918.</ref>  He transferred to the Royal Air Force with the rank of Major-General on 23 August.<ref>ADM 196/89.  f. 9.</ref>
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Paine was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 2 January, 1919, and considered to have retired from the Royal Navy with the rank of Captain on 22 August, 1918, upon transfer to the Royal Air Force.<ref>ADM 196/43.  f. 228.</ref>  He retired from the Royal Air Force on 12 May, 1920.  He died on 23 March, 1932.
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 13:43, 9 October 2013

Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey M. Paine as a Commodore, First Class, 1917.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Rear-Admiral SIR Godfrey Marshall Paine, K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 November, 1871 – 23 March, 1932) was an aviation pioneer in the Royal Navy, becoming the first commander of the Central Flying School, and the first and only Fifth Sea Lord during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Paine was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1893.[1]

On the occasion of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, on 15 May, 1906, Paine was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.), dated 11 March.[2]

Captain

Paine was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3] On 23 July, he was appointed to Victory for service on the Committee of Supply of Paint to the Fleet.[4]

On 3 June, 1909, Paine was appointed to the destroyer Diamond, for command of the Third Destroyer Flotilla at the Nore.[5]

He was appointed Commandant of the Central Flying School on 15 May, 1912,[6] and took command on 17 May.

Paine was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[7]

On 10 December, 1915, he was appointed Commodore, First Class for command of the Royal Naval Air Service's Central Depôt and Training Establishment at Cranwell.[8]

He was appointed Director of Air Services on 18 January, 1917, and on 31 January also became Fifth Sea Lord on the Board of Admiralty.[9] He was appointed Major-General in the Royal Air Force and made Master General of Personnel on the Air Council on 3 January, 1918.[10] He was appointed temporary Major-General from that date.[11] He transferred to the Royal Air Force with the rank of Major-General on 23 August.[12]

Paine was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 January, 1919, and considered to have retired from the Royal Navy with the rank of Captain on 22 August, 1918, upon transfer to the Royal Air Force.[13] He retired from the Royal Air Force on 12 May, 1920. He died on 23 March, 1932.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26444. p. 5433. 26 September, 1893.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27913. p. 3325. 15 May, 1906.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue 38380, col D, p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1909. Issue 38975, col B, p. 9.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1914). p. 374a.
  7. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  8. ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 228.
  9. ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 228.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30591. p. 3636. 12 February, 1918.
  12. ↑ ADM 196/89. f. 9.
  13. ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 228.

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey Paine" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 24 March, 1932. Issue 46090, col A, p. 17.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
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As Director of Air Services 		Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service
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