Mate (Royal Navy)

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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]

Footnotes

  1. "From the Lower Deck" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 18 March, 1937. Issue 47636, col G, pg. 17.

Bibliography

  • "" (Obituaries). The Times. . Issue ', col , pg. .