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{{AdmRN}} '''Charles Thomas Mark Pizey''', G.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.*, D.L. (17 June, 1899 – 17 May, 1993) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} '''Charles Thomas Mark Pizey''', G.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.*, D.L. (17 June, 1899 – 17 May, 1993) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] as a Midshipman aboard {{UK-Revenge}} before transferring to the [[Royal Navy]] on 14 February, 1917. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Pizey served as Midshipman on {{UK-Revenge}}, and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Pizey | Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1920.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | ||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Pizey | Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1928.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | ||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1933.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
Pizey | |||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1939.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
Pizey saw action in command of a destroyer during the pursuit of ''Scharnhorst'' and ''Gneisenau'' during their "Channel Dash". | Pizey saw action in command of a destroyer during the pursuit of ''Scharnhorst'' and ''Gneisenau'' during their "Channel Dash". | ||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 July, 1948.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 October, 1951.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
He would also later become Commander-in-Chief of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] and play an important part in shaping the Republic of India's modern defence forces.<ref>Email from Andrew Denovan (his wife is Pizey's granddaughter) to Tone, 25 May 2016.</ref> | He would also later become Commander-in-Chief of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] and play an important part in shaping the Republic of India's modern defence forces.<ref>Email from Andrew Denovan (his wife is Pizey's granddaughter) to Tone, 25 May 2016.</ref> | ||
Pizey was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 16 December, 1954.<ref>Pizey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/136.|}} f. 167.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Marriott Aubrey|Robert M. Aubrey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Campbell (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Campbell'']]'''<br>24 Jun, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4282}} – 7 Jul, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4282}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Ramsden Langworthy Parry|Cecil R. L. Parry]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 7 April 2022
Admiral Charles Thomas Mark Pizey, G.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.*, D.L. (17 June, 1899 – 17 May, 1993) served in the Royal Naval Reserve as a Midshipman aboard Revenge before transferring to the Royal Navy on 14 February, 1917.
Life & Career
Pizey served as Midshipman on Revenge, and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland.[1]
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1920.[2]
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1928.[3]
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1933.[4]
World War II
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1939.[5]
Pizey saw action in command of a destroyer during the pursuit of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during their "Channel Dash".
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 July, 1948.[6]
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 October, 1951.[7]
He would also later become Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Indian Navy and play an important part in shaping the Republic of India's modern defence forces.[8]
Pizey was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 December, 1954.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Angus D. Nicholl |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 18 Dec, 1930[10][11] – 9 Jul, 1931[12] |
Succeeded by Archibald B. Russell |
Preceded by Alan MacG. Sheffield |
Captain of H.M.S. Boreas 10 Jul, 1931[13][14] – 15 Jan, 1934[15] |
Succeeded by Masters Norman |
Preceded by Ian R. H. Black |
Captain of H.M.S. Fortune 26 Apr, 1938[16][17] – 15 Jul, 1939[Inference] |
Succeeded by Edward A. Gibbs |
Preceded by Robert M. Aubrey |
Captain of H.M.S. Campbell 24 Jun, 1940[18] – 7 Jul, 1942[19] |
Succeeded by Cecil R. L. Parry |
Preceded by John A. S. Eccles |
Director of Operations Division 10 Jan, 1944[20] – 1 Nov, 1945[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Sir William E. Parry |
Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy 13 Oct, 1951 – 21 Jul, 1955 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Sir Alexander C. G. Madden |
Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station 1955 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard G. Onslow |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Email from Andrew Denovan (his wife is Pizey's granddaughter) to Tone, 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 11, 1930; pg. 25; Issue 45667.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 275.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 04, 1931; pg. 22; Issue 45866.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 286.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.
- ↑ Pizey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/136. f. 167.