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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Herbert Coates Mayo''', O.B.E. (15 November, 1881 – 31 December, 1939) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Herbert Coates Mayo''', O.B.E. (15 November, 1881 – 31 December, 1939) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Mayo entered the Navy in the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1913.
  
 
Mayo served in the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=tp}} from 25 April, 1913 through 30 August, 1918.
 
Mayo served in the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=tp}} from 25 April, 1913 through 30 August, 1918.
  
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He was specially promoted to {{CommRN}} from the Supplementary List on 14 March, 1924.  In September 1926 he was evaluated, and it was noted that he'd been working in the Boom Defence Section and had shown himself to be a fine seaman during boom trials.  Possessed of a "tactful and pleasant personality", his "speech and bearing are not quite those of a born courtier."
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Mayo was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 November, 1931.  He died at the end of 1939, having had a colostomy performed on him in April of that year.
 
Mayo was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 November, 1931.  He died at the end of 1939, having had a colostomy performed on him in April of that year.
  
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Herbert Coates Mayo, O.B.E. (15 November, 1881 – 31 December, 1939) served in the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Mayo entered the Navy in the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1913.

Mayo served in the battlecruiser H.M.S. Princess Royal from 25 April, 1913 through 30 August, 1918.

He was specially promoted to Commander from the Supplementary List on 14 March, 1924. In September 1926 he was evaluated, and it was noted that he'd been working in the Boom Defence Section and had shown himself to be a fine seaman during boom trials. Possessed of a "tactful and pleasant personality", his "speech and bearing are not quite those of a born courtier."

Mayo was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 15 November, 1931. He died at the end of 1939, having had a colostomy performed on him in April of that year.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ormonde
30 Aug, 1918[1] – 26 Sep, 1919 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Douglas
Preceded by
Thomas S. Edwards 		Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum
26 Sep, 1919[2] – 4 May, 1920 		Succeeded by
Evelyn J. J. Southby
Preceded by
Russell Lister-Kaye 		Captain of H.M.S. Leamington
12 Jul, 1923[3] – 1 Dec, 1923[4] 		Succeeded by
Harold T. Baillie-Grohman
Preceded by
Harold T. Baillie-Grohman 		Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne
1 Dec, 1923[5] – 23 Apr, 1924 		Succeeded by
William N. Kingdon
Preceded by
Oswald F. Pennington 		Captain of H.M.S. Rugby
10 Jul, 1924[6] – 21 Aug, 1924[7] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John I. Hallett 		Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne
25 Jul, 1927[8] – 1 Sep, 1929[9] 		Succeeded by
James Powell
Preceded by
John I. Hallett 		Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla
25 Jul, 1927[10][11] – 1 Sep, 1929[12] 		Succeeded by
James Powell
Preceded by
Henry I. M. L. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Spey
2 Jan, 1930[13] – 19 May, 1931[14] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Walter S. Carson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 856.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 798.
  3. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/152/1. f. 1.
  4. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/163. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/163. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  7. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  9. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/163. f. ?.
  10. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
  12. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.
  13. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/163. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Mayo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/216. f. 216.

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