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Admiral SIR Sidney Julius Meyrick, K.C.B., R.N. (28 March, 1879 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Nottingham, Meyrick gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1894.
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1899.
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1907.
Meyrick was granted the acting rank of Commander in September, 1913 while serving with the Greek government.
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Post-War
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.
Meyrick was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Courageous on 6 January, 1920.[1]
In May, 1922, he was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge.
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 February, 1932.
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 January, 1936.
World War II
Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 3 January, 1941.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Albert P. Addison
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Captain of H.M. T.B. 71 11 Jul, 1899 – 15 Jul, 1899
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Succeeded by Harold N. Watson
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Preceded by Harry C. J. R. West
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Captain of H.M.S. Havock 21 Jul, 1903[2] – 18 Aug, 1903
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Succeeded by Ernest Stevenson
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Preceded by William Cooper
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Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish 14 Jul, 1904 – 6 Sep, 1904
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Succeeded by Charles J. Collins
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Preceded by Harold D. Briggs
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Captain of H.M.S. Courageous 6 Jan, 1920[3] – 4 May, 1921
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Succeeded by John M. Casement
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Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon
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Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare 4 May, 1921 – 2 May, 1922
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Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
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Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle
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Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 4 May, 1921 – 2 May, 1922
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Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
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Preceded by Henry J. S. Brownrigg
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Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 3 May, 1922 – 3 May, 1923
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Succeeded by Gilbert O. Stephenson
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Preceded by Arthur L. Snagge
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Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Jul, 1926[4] – 1 Jul, 1927
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Succeeded by Noel F. Laurence
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Preceded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best
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Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 1 Jul, 1927 – 15 Dec, 1928
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Succeeded by Thomas H. Binney
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Preceded by Thomas N. James
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Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet 1 Jul, 1927[5]
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Succeeded by Robert C. Davenport
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Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
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Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth 2 Jan, 1929[6] – 28 Dec, 1931
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Succeeded by Norman A. Wodehouse
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Preceded by George K. Chetwode
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Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 11 Jan, 1932[7] – 17 Sep, 1934
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Succeeded by Guy C. C. Royle
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Preceded by Percy L. H. Noble
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Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron 14 Dec, 1934 – 14 Dec, 1936[8]
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Succeeded by Thomas F. P. Calvert
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Preceded by Matthew R. Best
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Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 15 Apr, 1937[9] – Mar, 1940[10]
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Succeeded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis
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- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, p. 22.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
- ↑ Successor appointed then. Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.