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Leir was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ithuriel|f=t}} in September, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 822}}
 
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==Post-War==
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} on 7 March, 1919, and in command of {{UK-SF|12}}.<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91}} f. 48.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} on 7 March, 1919, and in command of {{UK-SF|12}}.<ref>Leir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91}} f. 48.</ref>
  
 
Leir was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 68}}
 
Leir was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 68}}
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A memo from the Commander-in-Chief, [[Portsmouth Station]], Admiral [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]] dated 20 March, 1930 recommended that neither Leir nor [[Reginald St. Pierre Parry]] should be retained for employment at flag rank.<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.}} Memo enclosed at f. 39.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:49, 28 May 2015

Ernest William Leir, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Great War who saw considerable service in submarines.

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]

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]

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.[11]

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh F. W. Smith
Captain of H.M.S. Onyx
1 Nov, 1908[12] – 8 Aug, 1910[13]
Succeeded by
Francis A. N. Cromie
Preceded by
Francis A. N. Cromie
Captain of H.M.S. E 4
Sep, 1913[14]
Succeeded by
Julian T. Tenison
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. J 1
16 Nov, 1915[15]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. K 3
6 Apr, 1916[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
Captain of H.M.S. Trident
24 Jul, 1917[17]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. Landon
Preceded by
?
Commander (S), Thirteenth Submarine Flotilla
24 Jul, 1917[18]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Walter L. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Ithuriel
Sep, 1917[19]
Succeeded by
William R. D. Crowther
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Little
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless
7 Mar, 1919[20]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Little
Captain (S), Twelfth Submarine Flotilla
30 Jun, 1919[21]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 46.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 49.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 113.
  5. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  6. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  7. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 21.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 822.
  9. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 68.
  11. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. Memo enclosed at f. 39.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 350.
  13. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  15. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  16. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  17. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 21.
  18. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 822.
  20. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.
  21. Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91 f. 48.