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| − | '''Edward Gerard Le Geyt''', (5 May, 1904 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Edward Gerard Le Geyt''', D.S.C. (5 May, 1904 – 14 March, 1993) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1927.{{UBAlly|1497}} | |
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| − | Geyt was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Appointed to {{UK-Whitehall}} on 1 February, 1933.{{NavAppts|18 Jan. 1933, p. 15}} |
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| − | + | Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1936.{{UBAlly|1497}} | |
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| − | + | ==World War II== | |
| + | Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1941.{{UBAlly|1497}} | ||
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| + | He retired on 5 May, 1954.{{UBAlly|1497}} | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Gerard+Le+Geyt Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Gerard+Le+Geyt Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 18:11, 29 December 2021
Commander Edward Gerard Le Geyt, D.S.C. (5 May, 1904 – 14 March, 1993) served in the Royal Navy.
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
Life & Career
Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1927.[1]
Appointed to Whitehall on 1 February, 1933.[2]
Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1936.[3]
World War II
Le Geyt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1941.[4]
He retired on 5 May, 1954.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Godfrey N. Brewer |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher 20 Aug, 1936[6] |
Succeeded by Kenneth H. Fraser |
| Preceded by John L. Machin |
Captain of H.M.S. Diana 20 Jun, 1939 – 6 Sep, 1940 |
Succeeded by Vessel Transferred |
| Preceded by St. John A. Micklethwait |
Captain of H.M.S. Eskimo 15 Nov, 1940 – 1 Oct, 1942 |
Succeeded by John W. M. Eaton |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Jan. 1933, p. 15.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
