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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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert F. Chisholm
Captain of H.M.S. B 3
16 Oct, 1915[3] – 15 Jan, 1917[4]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John R. A. Codrington
Captain of H.M.S. V 1
16 Jan, 1917[5] – 23 Jun, 1918[6]
Succeeded by
Basil N. Downie
Preceded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. G 3
15 Aug, 1918[7] – 3 Oct, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
Humphrey G. Veale
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. R 10
3 Oct, 1918[9] – 25 Oct, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
Colin Mayers
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. R 8
25 Oct, 1918[11] – 18 Nov, 1918[12]
Succeeded by
Redvers M. Prior
Preceded by
Colin Mayers
Captain of H.M.S. R 10
18 Nov, 1918[13] – 25 Oct, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
Vivian R. S. Bowlby
Preceded by
Jocelyn S. Bethell
Captain of H.M.S. H 50
28 Jun, 1920[15] – 10 Sep, 1920[16]
Succeeded by
Robert C. T. Roe
Preceded by
Hugh R. Marrack
Captain of H.M.S. M 3
14 Apr, 1923[17] – 24 Apr, 1924[18]
Succeeded by
Jermyn Rushbrooke
Preceded by
Maurice W. Bailward
Captain of H.M.S. L 25
24 Apr, 1924[19][20] – 1 Sep, 1924[21]
Succeeded by
Edward M. Loly
Preceded by
Jermyn Rushbrooke
Captain of H.M.S. M 3
1 Sep, 1924[22] – 12 Jul, 1926[23]
Succeeded by
Gerald E. Colpoys
Preceded by
John D. de M. Leathes
Captain of H.M.S. L 52
1 Sep, 1926[24] – 20 Oct, 1926[25]
Succeeded by
John D. de M. Leathes
Preceded by
James L. Boyd
Captain of H.M.S. M 2
21 Oct, 1926[26] – 22 Jan, 1927[27]
Succeeded by
John D. A. Musters

Footnotes

  1. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  2. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  3. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  4. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  5. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  6. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  7. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  8. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  9. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  10. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  11. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  12. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  13. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  14. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  15. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  16. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  17. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  18. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  19. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  21. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  22. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  23. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  24. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  25. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  26. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  27. Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.