William Henry Eyre
Captain William Henry Eyre, R.N., Retired (2 May, 1860 – 21 September, 1934) served in the Royal Navy.
He is not the same man as William Henry Edye, a Royal Navy admiral who was born in 1830.
Life & Career
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.
Eyre commanded the destroyer Wanderer during the Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead in summer of 1897, and possibly in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897. He was still in her command in June 1898 when he was tried and acquitted by Court Martial for insubordinate behaviour toward a superior officer and willful disobedience. The Admiralty did not entirely agree with the verdict and removed him from the ship and placed him in command of the torpedo gunboat Renard.
Eyre was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 27 March, 1905.
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Captain on 11 November, 1918 for war services.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank H. Peyton |
Captain of H.M.S. Renard 19 Jul, 1898[1] – 1 Jun, 1901 |
Succeeded by Sholto G. Douglas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 297a.
