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|birth_place= [[Warwick]], Warwickshire |
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|death_place= [[Winchester]], Hampshire |
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|serviceyears= 1924–1968 |
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|battles= [[Second World War]]<br />[[Suez Crisis]]<br />[[Malayan Emergency]] |
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|GCB|CBE|DSC|DL}} (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] from 1965 to 1967. |
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|GCB|CBE|DSC|DL}} (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] from 1965 to 1967. |
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Admiral Desmond Dreyer | |
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Born | Warwick, Warwickshire | 6 April 1910
Died | 15 May 2003 Winchester, Hampshire | (aged 93)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1924–1968 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Far East Fleet (1962–65) Flag Officer, Air (Home) (1961–62) 3rd Destroyer Squadron (1953–55) |
Battles/wars | Second World War Suez Crisis Malayan Emergency |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross |
Admiral Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer, GCB, CBE, DSC, DL (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1965 to 1967.
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Born the second son of Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer, Desmond Dreyer joined the Royal Navy in 1924.[1] He served in the Second World War at sea and in the Admiralty.[1] He distinguished himself as Gunnery Officer on HMS Ajax at the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939, winning the Distinguished Service Cross for his role in this action.[2] He served on HMS Coventry during the Norwegian campaign and from 1941 to 1943 on the battleships King George V and Duke of York.[3]
From July 1953 to April 1955, Dreyer commanded the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in the Mediterranean. He was appointed chief of staff to the commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1955 and was involved in the Suez Crisis in 1956.[2] He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1958, Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Mediterranean Fleet in 1960 and Flag Officer, Air (Home) in 1961.[1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1962: following the Malayan Emergency he co-ordinated Commonwealth naval forces in their successful resistance to Indonesian incursions into the newly formed Malaysia.[4]
Dreyer was promoted to full admiral on 5 June 1965,[5] and became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1965.[1] He was also Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the Queen from 1965 to 1968.[1] His last appointment was as Chief Advisor (Personnel and Logistics) to Denis Healey, the Secretary of State for Defence in 1967: he retired in 1968.[1]
Later life[edit]
In retirement, Dreyer became a member of the Prices and Incomes Board and the Armed Forces' Pay Review Board.[2] He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.[2] From 1970 to 1971 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[6]
Family[edit]
In 1934, Dreyer married Elisabeth Chilton: they went on to have two sons and a daughter.[2] In 1959, following his first wife's death, he married Majorie Whiteley.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2003
- ^ "Neptune's Scrapbook: Rear Admiral D. P. Dreyer". Navy News. February 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer The Guardian, 21 May 2003
- ^ "No. 43708". The London Gazette. 9 July 1965. p. 6520.
- ^ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889) Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1910 births
- 2003 deaths
- Military personnel from Warwickshire
- British military personnel of the Suez Crisis
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Navy admirals
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- People from Warwick