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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''James Clement Ley''', C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 July, 1869 – 15 July, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''James Clement Ley''', C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 July, 1869 – 15 July, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Life & Career==
 
Ley entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1883.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1884).  p. 37.</ref>
 
Ley entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1883.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1884).  p. 37.</ref>
  
 
Captain of [[H.M.S. Collingwood (1908)|H.M.S. ''Collingwood'']] dated 22 June, 1912.
 
Captain of [[H.M.S. Collingwood (1908)|H.M.S. ''Collingwood'']] dated 22 June, 1912.
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 October, 1917, vice [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|de Chair]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30336/supplements/10604 (Supplement) no. 30336.  p. 10604.]  16 October, 1917.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 16:12, 30 June 2010

Admiral James Clement Ley, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 July, 1869 – 15 July, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ley entered the Britannia on 15 January, 1883.[1]

Captain of H.M.S. Collingwood dated 22 June, 1912.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 October, 1917, vice de Chair.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Navy List (December, 1884). p. 37.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30336. p. 10604. 16 October, 1917.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral James C. Ley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 July, 1946. Issue 50508, col F, pg. 6.

Service Record

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