Mate (Royal Navy)

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Of the 371 Mates promoted up to the time of the Armistice, only twenty-seven remained on the Active List by 18 March, 1937, two of whom were Captains and ten Commanders. 139 had retired under the "Geddes Axe" in 1922.[1]

Vice-Admiral Sir Benjamin Martin became the first Mate to reach the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1944. He was the first officer from the lower deck to achieve the flag rank on the Active List for eighty-seven years.[2]

Footnotes

  1. "From the Lower Deck" (News). The Times. Thursday, 18 March, 1937. Issue 47636, col G, pg. 17.
  2. "From Lower Deck to Flag List" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1944. Issue 49907, col C, pg. 2.