Difference between revisions of "James Clement Ley"

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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.

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.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 October, 1917, vice de Chair.^[3]

==Post-War He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.^[4]

"Admiral James C. Ley" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 July, 1946. Issue 50508, col F, pg. 6.

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 Captain of [[H.M.S. Collingwood (1908)|H.M.S. ''Collingwood'']] dated 22 June, 1912.
+==Great War==
 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
+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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