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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]].
[[File:Patey, NPG x44457.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir George E. Patey, 1918.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
 
{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''George Edwin Patey''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|K.C.M.G.|K.C.V.O.}}, Royal Navy (24 February, 1859 &ndash; 4 February, 1935) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 10 August, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26534/pages/4154 no. 26534.  p. 4154.]  12 August, 1881.</ref>
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 10 August, 1881.{{Gaz|26534|4154|12 August, 1881}}
 
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1894.{{Gaz|26585|7|1 January, 1895}}
 
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1900.{{Gaz|27150|3|2 January, 1900}}
 
He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Venerable}} on 12 November, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902.  Issue '''36911''', col B, p. 9.</ref>


Patey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26585/pages/7 no. 26585.  p. 7.]  1 January, 1895.</ref>
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.{{Gaz|27560|3525|2 June, 1903}}


Patey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1900.</ref>
He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from June 1905 through May of 1907.


He succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney]] as [[Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]] on 4 November, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 November, 1907.  Issue '''38482''', col A, pg. 6.</ref>
He succeeded Rear-Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] as [[Training Service (Royal Navy)|Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships]] on 4 November, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 November, 1907.  Issue '''38482''', col A, p. 6.</ref>


On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Brock]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28122/pages/2261 no. 28122.  p. 2261.]  24 March, 1908.</ref>
On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Brock]].{{Gaz|28122|2261|24 March, 1908}}


==Flag Rank==
==Flag Rank==
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1909, vice [[John Casement|Casement]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28212/pages/131 no. 28212.  p. 131.]  5 January, 1909.</ref>
[[File:Patey as a Rear-Admiral.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Patey as a Rear-Admiral<br><small>National Library of France.</small>]]
 
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1909, vice [[John Casement|Casement]].{{Gaz|28212|131|5 January, 1909}}


Patey hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|''Australia'']] on 23 June, 1913 as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet.<ref>''Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List'' (October, 1913).  p. 17.</ref>  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.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28734/pages/4734 no. 28734.  p. 4734.]  4 July, 1913.</ref>
Patey hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|''Australia'']] on 23 June, 1913 as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet.<ref>''Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List'' (October, 1913).  p. 17.</ref>  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.).{{Gaz|28734|4734|4 July, 1913}}


==Great War==
==Great War==
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 September, 1914, supernumerary to the establishment.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28910/pages/7478 no. 28910.  p. 7478.]  22 September, 1914.</ref>
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 September, 1914, supernumerary to the establishment.{{Gaz|28910|7478|22 September, 1914}}


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>


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>
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.{{GazSup|29423|83|1 January, 1916}}
 
Patey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1918, vice [[Richard Bowles Farquhar|Farquhar]].{{Gaz|30457|273|4 January, 1918}} He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1919.{{Gaz|31104|199|3 January, 1919}}


==Footnotes==
==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edwin_Patey}}
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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{{refbegin}}
*"Admiral Sir George Patey" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 February, 1935.  Issue '''46981''', col E, pg. 14.
*"Admiral Sir George Patey" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 February, 1935.  Issue '''46981''', col E, p. 14.
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==Service Records==
==Service Records==
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917094&queryType=1&resultcount=6 ADM 196/39.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115312}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905842&queryType=1&resultcount=6 ADM 196/20.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601610}}
*{{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590365}}
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 7 April 2022

Admiral Sir George E. Patey, 1918.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

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 served as captain of Implacable from June 1905 through May of 1907.

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 as a Rear-Admiral
National Library of France.

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]

See Also

Bibliography

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

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Algernon H. Anson 		Captain of H.M.S. Apollo
10 Jul, 1900[16] 		Succeeded by
Reginald P. Cochran
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Venerable
12 Nov, 1902[17][18] – Oct, 1904[19][20] 		Succeeded by
Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan
Preceded by
Colin R. Keppel 		Captain of H.M.S. Implacable
17 Jun, 1905[21] 		Succeeded by
Mark E. F. Kerr
Preceded by
Arthur C. B. Bromley 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable
4 Nov, 1907[22] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by
Cecil Burney 		Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships
4 Nov, 1907[23][24] – 8 Feb, 1909[25] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by
Edward E. Bradford 		Rear-Admiral in the Second Division, Home Fleet
19 Oct, 1910[26] – 19 Oct, 1911[27] 		Succeeded by
Herbert G. King-Hall
Preceded by
Sir George F. King-Hall
as Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station 		Vice-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet
Jun, 1913[28] 		Succeeded by
William C. Pakenham
as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet
Preceded by
? 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy Squadron
Jun, 1913[29] – Sep, 1916[30] 		Succeeded by
John S. Dumaresq
Preceded by
Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron
8 Feb, 1915[31] 		Succeeded by
William C. Pakenham
Preceded by
Robert S. P. Hornby 		Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
7 Mar, 1915[32][33] – 13 Sep, 1916[34] 		Succeeded by
Sir Montague E. Browning

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 12 August, 1881.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902. Issue 36911, col B, p. 9.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.
  9. ↑ Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List (October, 1913). p. 17.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28734. p. 4734. 4 July, 1913.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28910. p. 7478. 22 September, 1914.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.
  16. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902. Issue 36911, col B, p. 9.
  18. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 389.
  20. ↑ Henniker-Hughan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 383.
  21. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 330.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 330.
  24. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  25. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  26. ↑ "Naval Commands Afloat" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 3 January, 1911. Issue 39472, col A, p. 5.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 28 September, 1911. Issue 39702, col G, p. 10.
  28. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 85.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  31. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). f. 6.
  32. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 34.
  33. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  34. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.

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