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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Geoffrey St. John Aldersey Taylor''', O.B.E. (24 June, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 1 November 2022

Commander (retired) Geoffrey St. John Aldersey Taylor, O.B.E. (24 June, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Early in the war, he served in the battleship Superb. At the end of April 1916 he was appointed to the third class protected cruiser Proserpine.[1]

On 19 January 1916 he requested training in submarines, but he withdrew this request on 26 March.[2]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1916.[3]

In 1918, he served in Mystic and Sybille.[4]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1924.[5]

World War II

Taylor was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 24 June, 1940.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George F. A. Mulock 		Captain of H.M.S. Firefly
14 Mar, 1917[7] – 25 Feb, 1918[8] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  2. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  3. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  4. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  5. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  6. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
  8. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.

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