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Revision as of 19:50, 20 January 2020
Captain Gerald Douglas Yates, (22 July, 1893 – 29 October, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Yates passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 52nd of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]
Yates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1916.
Yates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1924.[Inference]
Yates was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.
After serving as executive officer in the monitor Drake, Yates was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.
World War II
Court Martialed at Rosyth on 2 July 1940, Yates was severely reprimanded for stranding Penelope.
Yates was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 16 October 1940.
Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 21 November, 1945.
He died of tuberculosis.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone 1 Jul, 1930[2] |
Succeeded by Neville D. B. Taylor |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Fowey 31 Oct, 1931 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip W. Bowyer-Smyth |
| Preceded by FitzRoy E. P. Hutton |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope Aug, 1939[3] – 12 Sep, 1940 |
Succeeded by Alan M. Harris |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
