George Edwin Patey

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Admiral Sir George E. Patey, 1918.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

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 Lieutenant on 10 August, 1881.[1]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1894.[2]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1900.[3]

He was appointed to command the battleship Venerable on 12 November, 1902.[4]

On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Patey was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 27 April, 1903.[5]

He served as captain of Implacable from June 1905 through May of 1907.[6]

He succeeded Rear-Admiral Cecil Burney as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships on 4 November, 1907.[7]

On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Brock.[8]

Flag Rank

Patey as a Rear-Admiral
National Library of France.

Patey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1909, vice Casement.[9]

Patey hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser Australia on 23 June, 1913 as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet.[10] On 30 June he was knighted by King George V on the occasion of the Royal visit to the Australia, being appointed a Knight Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).[11]

Great War

Patey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 September, 1914, supernumerary to the establishment.[12]

Patey was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station on 7 March, 1915.[13]

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[14]

Patey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1918, vice Farquhar.[15] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1919.[16]

Bibliography

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

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward E. Bradford 		Rear-Admiral in the Second Division, Home Fleet
1910 – 1911 		Succeeded by
Herbert G. King-Hall

Preceded by
Robert S. Phipps Hornby
As Rear-Admiral Commanding,
North America Station 		Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West Indies Station
1915 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Montague E. Browning

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Venerable
12 Nov, 1902[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan
Preceded by
Colin R. Keppel 		Captain of H.M.S. Implacable
17 Jun, 1905[19] – 16 Jun, 1907[20] 		Succeeded by
Mark E. F. Kerr
Preceded by
Cecil Burney 		Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships
4 Nov, 1907[21][22] – 8 Feb, 1909[23] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by
Sir George F. King-Hall
as Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station 		Vice-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet
Jun, 1913[24] 		Succeeded by
William C. Pakenham
as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet
Preceded by
Sir A. Gordon H. W. Moore 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Cruiser Squadron
8 Feb, 1915[25] 		Succeeded by
William C. Pakenham
Preceded by
Robert S. P. Hornby 		Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
7 Mar, 1915[26][27] – 13 Sep, 1916[28] 		Succeeded by
Sir Montague E. Browning

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 12 August, 1881.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26585. p. 7. 1 January, 1895.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902. Issue 36911, col B, p. 9.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28122. p. 2261. 24 March, 1908.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.
  10. ↑ Commonwealth of Australia: The Navy List (October, 1913). p. 17.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28734. p. 4734. 4 July, 1913.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28910. p. 7478. 22 September, 1914.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 October, 1902. Issue 36911, col B, p. 9.
  18. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  19. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  20. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 330.
  22. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  23. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  24. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 85.
  25. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). f. 6.
  26. ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 34.
  27. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  28. ↑ Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.

Template:CatAdmiral

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=George_Edwin_Patey&oldid=167440"