Rear-admiral George Cuthbert Cayley Cb Art

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George Cuthbert Cayley, (30 August 1866 – 21 December 1944) was a British senior

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and

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officer. Joining the Royal Navy in 1880, he commanded the boys' training ship (1904–1906), (1907), and (1910–1913). During the

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, he served as commodore-in-charge and then

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-in-charge of , a boys' training establishment in

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. On 1 April 1918, he joined the newly created Royal Air Force (RAF) as a major-general, and served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) No 5 Area and then GOC North Western Area. He relinquished his temporary commission in the RAF on 4 April 1919 and was placed on the retired list of the Royal Navy on 18 July 1919. He continued to be promoted while on the retired list, being made an

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in November 1926. In the

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, he was appointed a

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(CB) in recognition of services during the First World War. He was also appointed an Officer of the ''

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'' by the President of France "for distinguished services rendered during the War".

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Dreadnought Project biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cayley, George Cuthbert 1866 births 1944 deaths Royal Navy admirals Royal Air Force generals of World War I Companions of the Order of the Bath Officiers of the Légion d'honneur

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