Geoffrey Layton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Layton

Royal Navy admiral

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1884

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1964

Profession: theater director, submariner

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (20 April 1884 – 4 September 1964) was a Royal Navy officer.
He was in command of the submarine HMS E13 when, under attack from German vessels, it ran aground off the Danish coast during the First World War.
Despite this incident, he rose to senior command in the Second World War and retired in 1947.
His final appointment had been as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.