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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]] 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>
==Great War==
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>
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>

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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 Captain on 1 January, 1899.[1]

He succeeded Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships on 4 November, 1907.[2]

Great War

Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station on 7 March, 1915.[3]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1918, vice Farquhar.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, pg. 6.
  3. "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.
  4. London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.

Bibliography

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

Service Records