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Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1916.<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/163.|}} f. 163.</ref> | Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1916.<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/163.|}} f. 163.</ref> | ||
In 1918, he served in {{UK-Mystic}} and {{UK-Sybille}}.<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/163.|}} f. 163.</ref> | |||
Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1924.<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/163.|}} f. 163.</ref> | Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1924.<ref>Taylor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/163.|}} f. 163.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 1 November 2022
Commander (retired) Geoffrey St. John Aldersey Taylor, O.B.E. (24 June, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Early in the war, he served in the battleship Superb. At the end of April 1916 he was appointed to the third class protected cruiser Proserpine.[1]
On 19 January 1916 he requested training in submarines, but he withdrew this request on 26 March.[2]
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1916.[3]
In 1918, he served in Mystic and Sybille.[4]
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1924.[5]
World War II
Taylor was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 24 June, 1940.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George F. A. Mulock |
Captain of H.M.S. Firefly 14 Mar, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/163. f. 163.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
