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*Wragg, David (2006). ''Royal Navy Handbook, 1914-1918''. Thrupp: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4203-7. | |||
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Revision as of 08:51, 30 May 2012
Of the 371 Mates promoted up to the time of the Armistice, only twenty-seven remained on the Active List by 18 March, 1937, two of whom were Captains and ten Commanders. 139 had retired under the "Geddes Axe" in 1922.[1]
Vice-Admiral Sir Benjamin Martin became the first Mate to reach the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1944. He was the first officer from the lower deck to achieve the flag rank on the Active List for eighty-seven years.[2]
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Bibliography
- Wragg, David (2006). Royal Navy Handbook, 1914-1918. Thrupp: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4203-7.
