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Revision as of 15:08, 13 November 2014
Ralph Vincent Eyre ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Eyre was appointed in command of the destroyer Brisk on 31 December, 1911.[1]
Eyre was in command of the destroyer Mounsey at the Battle of Jutland, where she was part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Wryneck on 18 September, 1918.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sandford G. R. Nevile |
Captain of H.M.S. Brisk 31 Dec, 1911[4] |
Succeeded by Algernon E. P. Lyons |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mounsey Oct, 1915[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck 18 Sep, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Alexander S. Douglas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 902-945.
