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'''Sidney Julius Meyrick''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Sidney Julius Meyrick''', K.C.B., R.N. (28 March, 1879 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Nottingham, Meyrick gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1894.
  
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1899.
  
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1907.
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Meyrick was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} in September, 1913 while serving with the Greek government.
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.
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==Post-War==
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1919.
  
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Meyrick was appointed in command of the {{UK-Courageous|f=t}} on 6 January, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 752}}
 
Meyrick was appointed in command of the {{UK-Courageous|f=t}} on 6 January, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 752}}
  
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In May, 1922, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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In May, 1922, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}}.
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 February, 1932.
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 January, 1936.
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==World War II==
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Meyrick was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 3 January, 1941.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 7 April 2022

Admiral SIR Sidney Julius Meyrick, K.C.B., R.N. (28 March, 1879 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Nottingham, Meyrick gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1894.

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1899.

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1907.

Meyrick was granted the acting rank of Commander in September, 1913 while serving with the Greek government.

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Post-War

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.

Meyrick was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Courageous on 6 January, 1920.[1]

In May, 1922, he was appointed in command of the battleship Revenge.

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 February, 1932.

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 January, 1936.

World War II

Meyrick was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 3 January, 1941.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William R. Napier 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 71
11 Jul, 1899 – 15 Jul, 1899 		Succeeded by
Gerald L. Saurin
Preceded by
Harry C. J. R. West 		Captain of H.M.S. Havock
21 Jul, 1903[2] – 18 Aug, 1903 		Succeeded by
Ernest Stevenson
Preceded by
William Cooper 		Captain of H.M.S. Swordfish
14 Jul, 1904[3] – 6 Sep, 1904 		Succeeded by
Douglas W. O'B. Forsyth
Preceded by
Harold D. Briggs 		Captain of H.M.S. Courageous
6 Jan, 1920[4][5] – 4 May, 1921 		Succeeded by
Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth
Preceded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
4 May, 1921 – 2 May, 1922 		Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle 		Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
4 May, 1921 – 2 May, 1922 		Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
3 May, 1922 – 3 May, 1923 		Succeeded by
Gilbert O. Stephenson
Preceded by
Arthur L. Snagge 		Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jul, 1926[6] – 1 Jul, 1927 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best 		Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
1 Jul, 1927 – 15 Dec, 1928 		Succeeded by
Thomas H. Binney
Preceded by
Thomas N. James 		Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet
1 Jul, 1927[7] 		Succeeded by
Robert C. Davenport
Preceded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith 		Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
2 Jan, 1929[8] – 28 Dec, 1931 		Succeeded by
Norman A. Wodehouse
Preceded by
George K. Chetwode 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
11 Jan, 1932[9] – 17 Sep, 1934 		Succeeded by
Guy C. C. Royle
Preceded by
Percy L. H. Noble 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron
14 Dec, 1934 – 14 Dec, 1936[10] 		Succeeded by
Thomas F. P. Calvert
Preceded by
Matthew R. Best 		Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station
15 Apr, 1937[11] – Mar, 1940[12] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
  2. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  3. ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
  5. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 5, 1920, Issue 42299, p.21.
  6. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 256.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
  9. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, p. 22.
  10. ↑ Superseded that day. Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 294.
  12. ↑ Successor appointed then. Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.

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