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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 was appointed to command the battleship Venerable on 12 November, 1902.[4]
On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Patey was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 27 April, 1903.[5]
He succeeded Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships on 4 November, 1907.[6]
On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Brock.[7]
Flag Rank
Patey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1909, vice Casement.[8]
Patey hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser Australia on 23 June, 1913 as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet.[9] 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.).[10]
Great War
Patey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 September, 1914, supernumerary to the establishment.[11]
Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station on 7 March, 1915.[12]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[13]
Patey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1918, vice Farquhar.[14] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1919.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 12 August, 1881.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902. Issue 36911, col B, pg. 9.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, pg. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.
- ↑ Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List (October, 1913). p. 17.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28734. p. 4734. 4 July, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28910. p. 7478. 22 September, 1914.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
- ↑ 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward E. Bradford |
Rear-Admiral, Second Division, Home Fleet 1910 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Herbert G. King-Hall
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| Preceded by Sir George F. King-Hall |
Vice-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet 1913 – 1915 |
Succeeded by William C. Pakenham |
| Preceded by Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron 1915 | |
| Preceded by New Command |
Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Montague E. Browning
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- 1859 births
- 1935 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1873
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Inspecting Captains of Boys' Training Ships
- Rear-Admirals in the Second Division, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, H.M. Australian Fleet
- Commanders-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station
- Royal Navy Admirals
