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Dreyer joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1924.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/DREYER.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in [[World War II]] at sea and in the [[Admiralty]].<ref name=lh/> He distinguished himself as Gunnery Officer on [[HMS Ajax (22)|HMS ''Ajax'']] at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939 winning the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] for his role in this action.<ref name=tele>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1430646/Admiral-Sir-Desmond-Dreyer.html Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer] Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2003</ref> |
Dreyer joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1924.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/DREYER.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in [[World War II]] at sea and in the [[Admiralty]].<ref name=lh/> He distinguished himself as Gunnery Officer on [[HMS Ajax (22)|HMS ''Ajax'']] at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939 winning the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] for his role in this action.<ref name=tele>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1430646/Admiral-Sir-Desmond-Dreyer.html Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer] Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2003</ref> |
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He was appointed [[Chief of Staff]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1955 and was involved in the [[Suez Crisis]] in 1956.<ref name=tele/> He went on to be Assistant Chief of Naval Staff in 1958, Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Mediterranean Fleet in 1960 and Flag Officer Air (Home) in 1961.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed [[Eastern Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet]] in 1962: following the [[Malayan Emergency]] he co-ordinated Commonwealth naval forces in their successful resistance to [[Indonesia]]n incursions into the newly |
He was appointed [[Chief of Staff]] to the [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1955 and was involved in the [[Suez Crisis]] in 1956.<ref name=tele/> He went on to be Assistant Chief of Naval Staff in 1958, Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Mediterranean Fleet in 1960 and Flag Officer Air (Home) in 1961.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed [[Eastern Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet]] in 1962: following the [[Malayan Emergency]] he co-ordinated Commonwealth naval forces in their successful resistance to [[Indonesia]]n incursions into the newly formed [[Malaysia]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2003/may/21/guardianobituaries.military Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer] The Guardian, 21 May 2003</ref> |
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He became [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] in 1965.<ref name=lh/> He was also [[List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp|Principal Naval Aide-de-camp]] to [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] from 1965 to 1968.<ref name=lh/> 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.<ref name=lh/> |
He became [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel]] in 1965.<ref name=lh/> He was also [[List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp|Principal Naval Aide-de-camp]] to [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] from 1965 to 1968.<ref name=lh/> 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.<ref name=lh/> |
Revision as of 01:55, 12 October 2013
Sir Desmond Dreyer | |
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Born | 6 April 1910 |
Died | 15 May 2003 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1924 - 1968 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Mediterranean Fleet Flag Officer Air (Home) Far East Fleet |
Battles/wars | World War II 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 went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Dreyer joined the Royal Navy in 1924.[1] He served in World War II 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 DSC for his role in this action.[2]
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 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.[3]
He 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]
In retirement he 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).[4]
Family
In 1934 he 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
- ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2003
- ^ Obituary: Sir Desmond Dreyer The Guardian, 21 May 2003
- ^ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1910 births
- 2003 deaths
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Navy admirals
- Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- British military personnel of the Suez Crisis