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{{RearAU}} '''Henry Priaulx Cayley''' (29 December, 1877 – 31 December, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Australian Navy]].
{{RearAU}} '''Henry Priaulx Cayley''' (29 December, 1877 – 31 December, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Australian Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Cayley was appointed Lieutenant (G) of the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} on 30 May, 1908.{{NLJul08|p. 324}}
He transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in 1912.
Cayley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptAU}} on 1 April, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 1885}}
Cayley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptAU}} on 1 April, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 1885}}


Cayley was appointed in command of the {{AU-1Sydney|f=t}} on 1 August, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 951}}
Cayley was appointed in command of the {{AU-1Sydney|f=t}} on 1 August, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 951}}


He retired in  7 August, 1931.
Cayley retired in  7 August, 1931.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Priaulx+Cayley+196 Service Records]
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* [https://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-henry-priaulx-cayley R.A.N. page on him]
* [https://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-henry-priaulx-cayley R.A.N. page on him]
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Revision as of 13:24, 9 April 2018

Rear-Admiral Henry Priaulx Cayley (29 December, 1877 – 31 December, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

Life & Career

Cayley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1899.[1] Cayley was appointed Lieutenant (G) of the battleship Hannibal on 30 May, 1908.[2]

He transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1912.

Cayley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 April, 1919.[3]

Cayley was appointed in command of the light cruiser Sydney on 1 August, 1919.[4]

Cayley retired in 7 August, 1931.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq
Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney
1 Aug, 1919[5]
Succeeded by
Stanley R. Miller

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 13.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 324.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 1885.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.