Ernest William Leir
Rear-Admiral Ernest William Leir, D.S.O., Royal Navy (26 February, 183 – 2 August, 1971) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Great War who saw considerable service in submarines.
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Life & Career
Leir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1903.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1911.[2]
He was appointed in command of the submarine E 4 in September, 1913.[3]
Leir was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 October, 1914.[4]
He was appointed in command of the submarine J 1 on 16 November, 1915.[5]
On 24 January, 1915 at the Battle of Dogger Bank, his E 4 was one of four "E" class boats deployed for the Eighth Submarine Flotilla.
He was appointed in command of the steam-powered submarine K 3 6 April, 1916.[6]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Trident on 24 July, 1917,[7] and assumed command of the Thirteenth Submarine Flotilla.
Leir was appointed in command of the destroyer Ithuriel in September, 1917.[8]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Fearless on 7 March, 1919, and in command of Twelfth Submarine Flotilla.[9]
Leir was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[10] On 25 July, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Dolphin and an unspecified submarine flotilla. This appointment ended on 27 July, 1921 when he was superseded.[11]
A memo from the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station, Admiral Keyes dated 20 March, 1930 recommended that neither Leir nor Reginald St. Pierre Parry should be retained for employment at flag rank.[12]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 113.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/48. f. 48.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/48. f. 48.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/48. f. 48.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 822.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/48. f. 48.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 68.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. Memo enclosed at f. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 350.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 21.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 822.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 276.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Shipway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 218.
