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− | {{CaptRN}} '''Ralph Vincent Eyre''' (21 September, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Ralph Vincent Eyre''', D.S.O., R.N., Retired (21 September, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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− | + | Born in Mayfair West, the son of retired Colonel Henry R. Eyre, Coldstream Guards Regiment. | |
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Eyre was appointed in command of the {{UK-Brisk|f=t}} on 31 December, 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | Eyre was appointed in command of the {{UK-Brisk|f=t}} on 31 December, 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | ||
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+ | Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1912. | ||
Eyre was in command of the {{UK-Mounsey|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was part of the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | Eyre was in command of the {{UK-Mounsey|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was part of the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wryneck|f=t}} on 18 September, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 945''a''}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wryneck|f=t}} on 18 September, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 945''a''}} | ||
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+ | Eyre was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon expiration of his foreign service leave, which occurred on 2 March, 1923. | ||
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+ | Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 21 September, 1927. | ||
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Revision as of 08:19, 17 August 2017
Captain Ralph Vincent Eyre, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (21 September, 1882 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Born in Mayfair West, the son of retired Colonel Henry R. Eyre, Coldstream Guards Regiment.
Eyre was appointed in command of the destroyer Brisk on 31 December, 1911.[1]
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1912.
Eyre was in command of the destroyer Mounsey at the Battle of Jutland, where she was part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Wryneck on 18 September, 1918.[4]
Post-War
Eyre was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon expiration of his foreign service leave, which occurred on 2 March, 1923.
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 21 September, 1927.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Cecil R. Hemans |
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 20 Mar, 1909[5] – 1909 |
Succeeded by Norman A. K. Money |
Preceded by George W. McO. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Osprey 1 Dec, 1909[6] |
Succeeded by Eric Q. Carter |
Preceded by Charles W. J. Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Orwell 15 Aug, 1910[7] |
Succeeded by Ernest H. B. Williams |
Preceded by Sandford G. R. Nevile |
Captain of H.M.S. Brisk 31 Dec, 1911[8] – late 1915 |
Succeeded by William W. Wilson |
Preceded by William W. Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Mounsey Oct, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Craven |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck 18 Sep, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Alexander S. Douglas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 902-945.