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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Raikes was advanced tothe rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913.{{SMNLJan21|p. 93}}
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Raikes was advanced tothe rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1921), p. 93.</ref>
  
 
On 27 January 1914, he was appointed in command of the depot ship {{UK-StGeorge}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 369.</ref>
 
On 27 January 1914, he was appointed in command of the depot ship {{UK-StGeorge}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 369.</ref>
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On 20 June 1916, he was appointed in command of the elderly {{UK-Minerva|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 846}}
 
On 20 June 1916, he was appointed in command of the elderly {{UK-Minerva|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 846}}
  
He was made Commodore, 2nd Class as Chief of Staff to {{AdmRN}} [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Tupper]], Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches in ''Colleen'' (ex-''Royalist'') on 1 June, 1919.{{SMNLJan21|p. 746a}}
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He was made Commodore, 2nd Class as Chief of Staff to {{AdmRN}} [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Tupper]], Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches in ''Colleen'' (ex-''Royalist'') on 1 June, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1921), p. 746a.</ref>
  
 
Raikes commanded {{UK-Ramillies}} for 18 months, commencing in January 1921.{{MackieRNW}}
 
Raikes commanded {{UK-Ramillies}} for 18 months, commencing in January 1921.{{MackieRNW}}

Revision as of 13:17, 6 January 2014

Vice-Admiral Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (29 May, 1874 – 15 February, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Raikes was advanced tothe rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[1]

On 27 January 1914, he was appointed in command of the depot ship St. George.[2]

On 20 June 1916, he was appointed in command of the elderly second class protected cruiser Minerva.[3]

He was made Commodore, 2nd Class as Chief of Staff to Admiral Tupper, Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches in Colleen (ex-Royalist) on 1 June, 1919.[4]

Raikes commanded Ramillies for 18 months, commencing in January 1921.[5]

Raikes was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 1 January, 1923.[6]

Raikes was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 June, 1924, vice Richard Webb. He was placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1921), p. 93.
  2. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 369.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
  4. The Navy List (January, 1921), p. 746a.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 32953. p. 5162. 4 July, 1924.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral C. D. S. Raikes" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 19 February, 1947. Issue 50689, col E, pg. 7.

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