Martin John Coucher de Meric
Rear-Admiral Martin John Coucher de Meric (26 November, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Weymouth, the son of a Fleet Surgeon E. V. de Meric.
de Meric was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[1]
de Meric was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 98 on 1 May, 1914.[2]
de Meric was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.
On 31 December, 1918, de Meric was appointed in command of the destroyer Tormentor.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Westminster on 1 September, 1920.[4]
de Meric was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1923.[5]
de Meric was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.[6]
On 15 October, 1930, de Meric was loaned to the New Zealand government. The loan was expected to last until May, 1931 but he was appointed back to Portsmouth to attend a partial course on 21 April. A second, two-year loan would commence in March, 1931.He left for home in S.S. Rangitata (?) on 12 May, 1933.[7]
In mid-December, 1934, de Meric was hospitalised with Scarlet Fever.
de Meric was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 98 1 May, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Arthur P. Melsom |
| Preceded by Adrian St. V. Keyes |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine 21 Aug, 1916[10] – Sep, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
| Preceded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan |
Captain of H.M.S. Orpheus Sep, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Andrew Johnstone |
| Preceded by Percy J. Helyar |
Captain of H.M.S. Tormentor 31 Dec, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by Maxwell A. C. Ritter |
| Preceded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Westminster 1 Sep, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Colin S. Thomson |
| Preceded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Diomede Oct, 1930[15] – Apr, 1932[16] |
Succeeded by Fischer B. Watson |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Dunedin Apr, 1932[17] – Aug, 1933[18] |
Succeeded by Fischer B. Watson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). pp. 399g, 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 876.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
