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{{ViceRN}} '''Gerald Maxwell Bradshaw Langley''', (14 December, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Gerald Maxwell Bradshaw Langley''', C.B., O.B.E. (14 December, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Langley joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914.
The son of Admiral [[Gerald Charles Langley|Gerald Langley]].
 
Langley joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914.  He came in from Wellington College.{{ToL|Royal Navy|4 Dec. 1934, p. 20}}
 
Langley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1918.
 
Langley was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1926.
 
Langley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1931.
 
Langley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1936.
 
Langley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1946.
 
Langley was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 June, 1949.


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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral (retired) Gerald Maxwell Bradshaw Langley, C.B., O.B.E. (14 December, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Admiral Gerald Langley.

Langley joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914. He came in from Wellington College.[1]

Langley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1918.

Langley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1926.

Langley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.

Langley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.

Langley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946.

Langley was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 June, 1949.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur R. M. Black 		Captain of H.M.S. Diana
20 Dec, 1932[2] – Oct, 1934[3] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey N. Oliver
Preceded by
Reginald Henry Portal 		Deputy Director of the Naval Air Division
Feb, 1938 – Nov, 1939 		Succeeded by
Robert M. Ellis
Preceded by
Edward L. D. Bartley 		Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle
21 Nov, 1939[4] – 7 Feb, 1941[5] 		Succeeded by
Thomas C. Hampton
Preceded by
Donald K. Bain 		Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
11 Jan, 1945[6] – 1 Jan, 1946[7] 		Succeeded by
John R. S. Brown

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 4 Dec. 1934, p. 20.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 231.
  3. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 4 Dec. 1934, p. 20.
  4. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  5. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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