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Revision as of 17:08, 3 April 2017

Commander (retired) Edward Reginald Mayo Geake (17 September, 1888 – 6 November, 1936) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Geake could speak arabic and hindi.

Geake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1909.[1]

Geake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1917.[2]

Geake was appointed in temporary command of the destroyer Napier on 29 January, 1918. He served in her with the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla, screening the Grand Fleet until 8 June, 1918 when he swapped over to command her flotilla-mate Tomahawk. He was superseded in her on 31 December, 1918.[3]

Geake was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 25 April, 1920.[4]

Geake was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on his fortieth birthday, 17 September, 1928.[5]

Geake was reportedly murdered by Mexican bandits while prospecting for gold in the Sierra Madre mountains.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Adam Ferguson 		Captain of H.M.S. P33
5 Dec, 1916[7] – Jan, 1917[8] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. Craven
Preceded by
Daniel H. Rainier 		Captain of H.M.S. Attack
13 Jan, 1917[9] – 25 Jan, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Harry A. D. Keate
Preceded by
Humphrey M. Robson 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
25 Jan, 1917[11][12] – 16 Aug, 1917[13] 		Succeeded by
James A. Douglas-Hamilton
Preceded by
David V. F. Erskine 		Captain of H.M.S. Oriole
11 Sep, 1917[14][15] – 17 Dec, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
Preceded by
Roy Bacchus 		Captain of H.M.S. Napier
29 Jan, 1918[17] – 8 Jun, 1918[18] 		Succeeded by
Douglas Garvey
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tomahawk
8 Jun, 1918[19][20] – 31 Dec, 1918[21] 		Succeeded by
George H. Creswell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  2. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  3. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  4. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  5. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  6. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  7. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  8. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  9. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  10. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  11. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398.
  13. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  14. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396b.
  16. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  17. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  18. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  19. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921.
  21. ↑ Geake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/243. F. 257.

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