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Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] on 7 March, 1915.<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  The National Archives.  ADM 6/461.  p. 34.</ref>
 
Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] on 7 March, 1915.<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  The National Archives.  ADM 6/461.  p. 34.</ref>
  
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Patey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1918, vice [[Richard Bowles Farquhar|Farquhar]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30457/pages/273 no. 30457.  p. 273.]  4 January, 1918.</ref>
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Patey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1918, vice [[Richard Bowles Farquhar|Farquhar]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30457/pages/273 no. 30457.  p. 273.]  4 January, 1918.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1919.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31104/pages/199 no. 31104.  p. 199.]  3 January, 1919.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 14:52, 3 April 2011

Admiral SIR George Edwin Patey, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (24 February, 1859 – 4 February, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Patey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 10 August, 1881.[1]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1894.[2]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1900.[3]

He succeeded Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships on 4 November, 1907.[4]

On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Brock.[5]

Flag Rank

Patey hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser Australia on 23 June, 1913 as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet.[6] On 30 June he was knighted by King George V on the occasion of the Royal visit to the Australia, being appointed a Knight Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).[7]

Great War

Patey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 September, 1914, supernumerary to the establishment.[8]

Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station on 7 March, 1915.[9]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1918, vice Farquhar.[10] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1919.[11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 12 August, 1881.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, pg. 6.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
  6. ↑ Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List (October, 1913). p. 17.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28734. p. 4734. 4 July, 1913.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28910. p. 7478. 22 September, 1914.
  9. ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 34.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir George Patey" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 6 February, 1935. Issue 46981, col E, pg. 14.

Service Records

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