Godfrey Marshall Paine
Rear-Admiral SIR Godfrey Marshall Paine, K.C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 November, 1871 – 23 March, 1932) was an aviation pioneer in the Royal Navy, becoming the first commander of the Central Flying School, and the first and only Fifth Sea Lord during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Paine was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1893.[1]
On the occasion of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, on 15 May, 1906, Paine was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.), dated 11 March.[2]
Paine was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1907.[3] On 23 July, he was appointed to Victory for service on the Committee of Supply of Paint to the Fleet.[4]
On 3 June, 1909, Paine was appointed to the destroyer Diamond, for command of the Third Destroyer Flotilla at the Nore.[5]
He was appointed Commandant of the Central Flying School on 15 May, 1912.[6]
Paine was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[7]
Promoted Commodore, First Class on 10 December, 1915.
He became Director of Naval Aviation and the first Fifth Sea Lord in 1917, a post he held until naval responsibility for air matters ended with the creation of the Air Council in 1918. He was then made Major-General in the R.A.F. and made Master General of Personnel on the Air Council on 3 January, 1918.[8] He was appointed temporary Major-General from that date.[9] He was promoted Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1919 and retired from the Royal Air Force on 12 May, 1920.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26444. p. 5433. 26 September, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27913. p. 3325. 15 May, 1906.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28034. p. 4433. 28 June, 1907.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue 38380, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1909. Issue 38975, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1914). p. 374a.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30591. p. 3636. 12 February, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey Paine" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 24 March, 1932. Issue 46090, col A, pg. 17.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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| Preceded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee As Director of Air Services |
Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service 1917 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Position Abolished
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