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Cooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1933.
 
Cooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1933.
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Cooke was appointed in command of the net-laying ship [[H.M.S. Guardian (1932)|''Guardian'']] on 30 March, 1936, vice Mackenzie.  He was superseded on 20 August, 1937.
  
 
Cooke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=t}} in March, 1940.  He died when the ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
 
Cooke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Barham|f=t}} in March, 1940.  He died when the ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.

Revision as of 09:03, 19 August 2016

CaptainGeoffrey Clement Cooke (20 March, 1890 – 25 November, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1912.[1]

Cooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1920.

Cooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1926.

Cooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1933.

Cooke was appointed in command of the net-laying ship Guardian on 30 March, 1936, vice Mackenzie. He was superseded on 20 August, 1937.

Cooke was appointed in command of the battleship Barham in March, 1940. He died when the ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harold T. C. Walker
Captain of H.M.S. Barham
Mar, 1940[2]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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