George Edward Casley

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Lieutenant-Commander (retired) George Edward Casley (18 May, 1861 – 23 April, 1929) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Casley was made Gunner on 1 March, 1889.

Casley was made Chief Gunner on 30 September, 1909.

Casley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 March, 1912.[1]

Casley was appointed in command of the destroyer Boxer on 18 March, 1912.[2]

On 16 December, 1913, Casley was appointed in command of the destroyer Desperate.[3]

Pensioned as medically unfit due to arterio sclerosis and high blood pressure on 16 October, 1918, Casley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on the Retired List on 29 March, 1920.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Michael Barne
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine
Apr, 1906[5] – 30 Apr, 1907
Succeeded by
Noel S. Tindall
Preceded by
Sydney L. K. Lawford
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer
18 Mar, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
William B. Fuller
Preceded by
Berwick Curtis
Captain of H.M.S. Desperate
16 Dec, 1913[7] – 17 Feb, 1915
Succeeded by
Albert Bendell

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1984a.
  5. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 357.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.