Sidney Julius Meyrick
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 Harold D. Briggs |
Captain of H.M.S. Courageous 6 Jan, 1920[2] |
Succeeded by John M. Casement |
Preceded by Henry J. S. Brownrigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge May, 1922[3] |
Succeeded by Gilbert O. Stephenson |
Preceded by Arthur L. Snagge |
Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Jul, 1926[4] |
Succeeded by Noel F. Laurence |
Preceded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson Jul, 1927[5] – Dec, 1928[6] |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Binney |
Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith |
Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth 2 Jan, 1929[7] – Dec, 1931[8] |
Succeeded by Norman A. Wodehouse |
Preceded by George K. Chetwode |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 11 Jan, 1932[9] |
Succeeded by Guy C. C. Royle |
Preceded by Percy L. H. Noble |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron ? – 14 Dec, 1936[10] |
Succeeded by Thomas F. P. Calvert |
Preceded by Matthew R. Best |
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 26 May, 1937[11] – Mar, 1940[12] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 30 October, 1931. Issue 45967, col E, p. 22.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Superseded predecessor. Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 430.
- ↑ Successor appointed then. Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.