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Revision as of 17:10, 21 August 2017
Lieutenant-Commander Fred Ernest Ayers (14 August, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve before joining the Royal Navy in 1913.
Life & Career
Ayers was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 January, 1910.[1]
As Acting Lieutenant, Ayers participated in the annual manoeuvres in the armoured cruiser Hogue from 9 July to 19 August, 1910. Following this, he was appointed to the Lord Nelson in December 1910, to the Superb in mid-May 1911 and then to the Viking from 2 August to 3 November, 1911.[2]
Ayers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 January, 1912. On 1 April, 1913, he moved over to the Supplementary List as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.[3]
During the Great War, Ayers commanded Leven, Pincher and Welland. TODO: Get his RN Service Record
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry Forrester |
Captain of H.M.S. Leven 13 Jun, 1916[4] – Feb, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Arthur P. Melsom |
| Preceded by Herbert W. Wyld |
Captain of H.M.S. Pincher 15 Nov, 1916[5] – 20 Jan, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Philip A. Heyder |
| Preceded by Philip A. Heyder |
Captain of H.M.S. Welland 20 Jan, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by George H. Newman |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/178. f. 178.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/178. f. 178.
- ↑ Ayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/178. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). pp. 396m, 399f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
