Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes

Vice-Admiral Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes, CBE (29 May 1874 – 15 February 1947) was a Royal Navy officer.[1][2]

Biography

The son of the Conservative politician Henry Cecil Raikes, he entered the Royal Navy in 1888. During the First World War, Raikes saw action in Gallipoli, in the Red Sea, and in East African waters.

Appointed CBE in 1923, he was promoted to rear-admiral and retired in 1924. In 1929 he was promoted to vice-admiral on the Retired List.

References
  1. "Vice-Admiral C. D. S. Raikes". The Times. 19 February 1947. p. 7.
  2. "Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes". The Dreadnought Project.
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