Difference between revisions of "Colin Mayers"
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Revision as of 16:11, 31 March 2021
Lieutenant-Commander Colin Mayers, (4 February, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Mayers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1912 as he was being instructed in submarines. On 18 November, he was appointed to Maidstone, additional, for service in submarines and as Interpreter in Dutch. He was also able to speak German and French at a lesser level.
Mayers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1920.
Through much of 1922, he was in command of Group "M" Submarines in Reserve.
In January 1925, he visited a Zeiss factory in Kenlo, Holland and was confronted with a "difficult situation" which threatened to make the entire visit crumble. Rear-Admiral Hotham credited Mayers with having deftly averted this fate.[1]
On 22 January, 1927, the last of a series of submarine command appointments ended, and Mayers was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 January, 1927. Something seemed to be afoot behind this timing, however, as in May 1927 he was "Bound Over at Old Bailey for offences under Offical Secrets Act."[2] The Times would soon detail just what was up.
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.