Richard Douglas Cayley (1907 - 1943)

Born 6 Oct 1907 in Ahmednegar, India

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Violet Coutts — married 22 Apr 1933 in All Saints, Fleet, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Richard Douglas Cayley was born at Ahmednegar on 6 October 1907. He entered the British Royal Navy in 1927 and became a submarine officer, fighting with distinction during World War 2.

Richard married Nancy Violet Coutts. The marriage was registered at Aldershot, Hampshire in the 2nd quarter of 1933.^[1]

On 8 January 1943 Richard was killed in action when his submarine hit a mine. He is commemorated on a war memorial at Portsmouth, Hampshire.^[2] Probate was granted on his estate on 16 July 1949, with his death date given as 8 January 1943.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QKYQ-4TNQ : 8 October 2014), Entry for Richard D Cayley and Coutts, 1933; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1933, quarter 2, vol. 2C, p. 533, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #56689373
3. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:7W9X-123Z : 27 August 2019), Entry for Richard Douglas Cayley, 16 Jul 1949; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

• Burke's Peerage
• 1911 census
• Obituary in The Times 12 March 1943