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'''Brownlow Villiers Layard''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Brownlow Villiers Layard''', D.S.O., (24 September, 1884 – 9 June, 1950) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Layard was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1906.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
  
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In October, 1909, Layard received a satisfactory inspection report in {{UK-C7|f=t}}.
  
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In early 1911, Commander ('''S''') [[William Rawdon Napier|Napier]] remarked that Layard was an excellent submarine commander.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
  
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Layard was appointed in command of the {{UK-C32|f=t}} on 8 February, 1913.{{NLJun14|p. 281}}
 
Layard was appointed in command of the {{UK-C32|f=t}} on 8 February, 1913.{{NLJun14|p. 281}}
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In April, 1913, Layard's {{UK-C34}} collided with the {{UK-Invincible|f=t}} and blame was attributed to him, thereby arousing Their Lordships' displeasure.  Shockingly, he also collided with {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} while in command of {{UK-C33}} in June, 1913.  This drew only a caution, but he seems to have been fortunate that these accidents did not have greater consequences.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Layard was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on the cusp of war, on 30 July, 1914.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
  
 
Layard was appointed in command of the {{UK-D7|f=t}} on 6 November, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 353}}
 
Layard was appointed in command of the {{UK-D7|f=t}} on 6 November, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 353}}
  
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On 2 November, 1917, thanks to Layard for his "long and arduous services in command of [illeg] submarines in the third period of the war" were gazetted.  He earned a D.S.O. for the same work, 1 January to 30 June 1918.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref> 
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==Interbellum==
 
In February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forth|f=t}}, as well as a submarine flotilla.{{NLDec19|p. 775}}
 
In February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forth|f=t}}, as well as a submarine flotilla.{{NLDec19|p. 775}}
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Layard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1919.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
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In late 1921, Captain [[Frederick Avenel Sommerville|Sommerville]] praised Layard's "good powers of command" and said that his "Great SM experience has been of greatest help to [him]."<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
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Layard oversaw destroyers in reserve and shuttled {{UK-Searcher}} to Rosyth in 1927 before undertaking three year's work inside the Admiralty with the "N.E.D." (Naval Equipment Division?).
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Layard was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 11 November, 1930.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
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Layard attended a training course for Sea Transport Officers in 1934.  In 1937, he was noted as being suitable for such work in an emergency.
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==World War II==
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Layard was appointed to ''Cochrane'', additional, as D.S.T.O. Leith on 28 August, 1939.  Medical reports of ulcers restricted him to shore-based duties at home.  On 26 June, 1942, he was appointed as D.S.T.O. Faslane.  On 1 July, 1943 he was appointed to do radio work.
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Layard was reverted to the Retired List on 14 March, 1947 and succumbed to prostate cancer on 9 June, 1950.<ref>Layard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/212.|D7604310}} f. 114.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 11:38, 27 November 2016

Captain (retired) Brownlow Villiers Layard, D.S.O., (24 September, 1884 – 9 June, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Layard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1906.[1]

In October, 1909, Layard received a satisfactory inspection report in submarine C 7.

In early 1911, Commander (S) Napier remarked that Layard was an excellent submarine commander.[2]

Layard was appointed in command of the submarine C 32 on 8 February, 1913.[3]

In April, 1913, Layard's C 34 collided with the battlecruiser Invincible and blame was attributed to him, thereby arousing Their Lordships' displeasure. Shockingly, he also collided with Prince of Wales while in command of C 33 in June, 1913. This drew only a caution, but he seems to have been fortunate that these accidents did not have greater consequences.[4]

Great War

Layard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on the cusp of war, on 30 July, 1914.[5]

Layard was appointed in command of the submarine D 7 on 6 November, 1914.[6]

On 2 November, 1917, thanks to Layard for his "long and arduous services in command of [illeg] submarines in the third period of the war" were gazetted. He earned a D.S.O. for the same work, 1 January to 30 June 1918.[7]

Interbellum

In February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Forth, as well as a submarine flotilla.[8]

Layard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919.[9]

In late 1921, Captain Sommerville praised Layard's "good powers of command" and said that his "Great SM experience has been of greatest help to [him]."[10]

Layard oversaw destroyers in reserve and shuttled Searcher to Rosyth in 1927 before undertaking three year's work inside the Admiralty with the "N.E.D." (Naval Equipment Division?).

Layard was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 11 November, 1930.[11]

Layard attended a training course for Sea Transport Officers in 1934. In 1937, he was noted as being suitable for such work in an emergency.

World War II

Layard was appointed to Cochrane, additional, as D.S.T.O. Leith on 28 August, 1939. Medical reports of ulcers restricted him to shore-based duties at home. On 26 June, 1942, he was appointed as D.S.T.O. Faslane. On 1 July, 1943 he was appointed to do radio work.

Layard was reverted to the Retired List on 14 March, 1947 and succumbed to prostate cancer on 9 June, 1950.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. A 12
19 Feb, 1906[13] 		Succeeded by
Fitzroy H. D. Byron
Preceded by
Martin E. Nasmith 		Captain of H.M.S. C 7
1 Jan, 1909[14] 		Succeeded by
Cornelius O. Regnart
Preceded by
Andrew F. G. Tracy 		Captain of H.M.S. C 32
8 Feb, 1913[15] – 1914 		Succeeded by
Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann
Preceded by
William St. J. Fraser 		Captain of H.M.S. D 7
6 Nov, 1914[16] 		Succeeded by
Charles de Burgh
Preceded by
Gilbert H. Kellett 		Captain of H.M.S. Forth
Feb, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ross
Nov, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. Darke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  2. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 281.
  4. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  5. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  7. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 775.
  9. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  10. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  11. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  12. ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 345.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 385.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 281.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 775.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 857.

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