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'''James Leonard Payne Sibree''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CaptRNR}} '''James Leonard Payne Sibree''', R.D., R.N.R. (28 September, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Sibree was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 April, 1915.<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
  
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Sibree was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB30|f=t}} on 2 July, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 956}}
  
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The Auxiliary Patrol base at Hydraulic Dock was closed on 14 June, 1919.  Sibree had been acting as Senior Officer, and in command of {{UK-TB29}} and another boat, perhaps {{UK-TB30}}.<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
  
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In 1919, while in command of {{UK-TB30}}, Sibree abandoned a goverment lighter he had been towing in bad weather.  [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice]], the Rear-Admiral commanding the [[British Aegean Squadron]], considered that Sibree was guilty of an error in judgement in not returning to harbour sooner.  Sibree was demobilised on 16 October, 1919.<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
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Sibree was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB30|f=t}} on 2 July, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 956}}
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Sibree was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 1 April, 1923.<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
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Sibree was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 30 June, 1929.<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
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Sibree was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRNR}} at some point.  In 1948, he was living in Hull as an Elder Brother at Hull Trinity House.<ref>Sibree Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 12:41, 9 August 2022

Captain R.N.R. James Leonard Payne Sibree, R.D., R.N.R. (28 September, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Sibree was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 April, 1915.[1]

Sibree was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 30 on 2 July, 1918.[2]

The Auxiliary Patrol base at Hydraulic Dock was closed on 14 June, 1919. Sibree had been acting as Senior Officer, and in command of T.B. 29 and another boat, perhaps T.B. 30.[3]

In 1919, while in command of T.B. 30, Sibree abandoned a goverment lighter he had been towing in bad weather. Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice, the Rear-Admiral commanding the British Aegean Squadron, considered that Sibree was guilty of an error in judgement in not returning to harbour sooner. Sibree was demobilised on 16 October, 1919.[4]

Sibree was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 April, 1923.[5]

Sibree was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1929.[6]

Sibree was promoted to the rank of Captain R.N.R. at some point. In 1948, he was living in Hull as an Elder Brother at Hull Trinity House.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Wilfred Hamilton
Captain of H.M. T.B. 6
10 Dec, 1916[8]
Succeeded by
James Marshall
Preceded by
Charles K. Adam
Captain of H.M. T.B. 30
2 Jul, 1918[9]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  3. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  4. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  5. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  6. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  7. Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  8. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399s.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.