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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/10605 (Supplement) no. 30336. p. 10605.] 16 October, 1917.</ref> | 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/10605 (Supplement) no. 30336. p. 10605.] 16 October, 1917.</ref> | ||
| − | ==Post-War | + | ==Post-War== |
| − | He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | + | Ley was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 March, 1923, vice [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Fitzherbert]], and was placed on the Retired List on 25 March.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32811/pages/2511 no. 32811. p. 2511.] 3 April, 1923.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:04, 1 April 2011
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]
Ley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[2]
Captain of H.M.S. Collingwood dated 22 June, 1912.
Great War
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 October, 1917, vice de Chair.[3]
Post-War
Ley was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 March, 1923, vice Fitzherbert, and was placed on the Retired List on 25 March.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1884). p. 37.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30336. p. 10605. 16 October, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
Bibliography
- "Admiral James C. Ley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 July, 1946. Issue 50508, col F, pg. 6.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Categories:
- 1869 births
- 1946 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1883
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cornwall (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Collingwood (1908)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Canada (1913)
- Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
