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Joining the Royal Navy in 1880, he commanded the boys' training ship HMS St Vincent (1904–1906), HMS Blake (1907), and HMS Minotaur (1910–1913). During the First World War , he served as commodore -in-charge and then rear admiral -in-charge of HMS Ganges , a boys' training establishment in Shotley . 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.[1] [2] [3] He continued to be promoted while on the retired list, being made an admiral in November 1926.[4]
In the 1916 King's Birthday Honours , he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB ) in recognition of services during the First World War.[5] He was also appointed an Officer of the Légion d'honneur by the President of France "for distinguished services rendered during the War".[6]
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^ "Admiral G. C. Cayley". The Times . No. 50024. 23 December 1944. p. 7.
^ "Cayley, George Cuthbert" . The National Archives . Retrieved 8 July 2019 .
^ "No. 33222" . The London Gazette . 19 November 1926. p. 7477.
^ "No. 12947" . The Edinburgh Gazette . 5 June 1916. p. 979.
^ "No. 30870" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 August 1918. p. 10091.
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