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{{LCommRN}} '''Percy John Helyar''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Percy John Helyar''', D.S.O., R.N. (11 January, 1882 – 8 May, 1920) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Helyar was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albacore|f=t}} on 26 October, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 271}}
 
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On 20 April, 1916, Helyar was reprimanded after a Court Martial for stranding {{UK-1Cossack}}.  It was not before leaving command in February, 1917 that he received an evaluation that read, "now considered an able & reliable offr. & accident mentioned due to tempry aberation."
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In 1918, {{UK-Tormentor}} collided with {{UK-Walker}}, and Helyar was told to be more careful in future.
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Helyar reverted to the Retired List on 10 February, 1919 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) in recognition of services rendered during the war, dated 11 November, 1918.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) Percy John Helyar, D.S.O., R.N. (11 January, 1882 – 8 May, 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Lansdowne, Somerset.

Helyar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 39 June, 1903.

Helyar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 39 June, 1911.

Helyar retired at his own request on 1 April, 1912, having been recently refused when requesting to go on half-pay.

Helyar was appointed in command of the destroyer Albacore on 26 October, 1914.[1]

On 20 April, 1916, Helyar was reprimanded after a Court Martial for stranding Cossack. It was not before leaving command in February, 1917 that he received an evaluation that read, "now considered an able & reliable offr. & accident mentioned due to tempry aberation."

In 1918, Tormentor collided with Walker, and Helyar was told to be more careful in future.

Helyar reverted to the Retired List on 10 February, 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) in recognition of services rendered during the war, dated 11 November, 1918.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 3
20 Feb, 1907[2] – 17 Sep, 1908 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. C. Hutchinson
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 24
16 Jun, 1909[3] – 21 Nov, 1910 		Succeeded by
Arthur M. Longmore
Preceded by
Claude Seymour 		Captain of H.M.S. Welland
21 Nov, 1910 – 15 Mar, 1911 		Succeeded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Staunch
15 Mar, 1911[4] – 29 Feb, 1912 		Succeeded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton
Preceded by
Arthur F. E. Palliser 		Captain of H.M.S. Albacore
26 Oct, 1914[5] – 8 Feb, 1916 		Succeeded by
Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti
Preceded by
William E. B. Magee 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
8 Feb, 1916[6] – 11 Feb, 1917 		Succeeded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton
Preceded by
Frederick A. Warner 		Captain of H.M.S. Myngs
11 Feb, 1917[7] – 11 Jan, 1918 		Succeeded by
John R. Johnston
Preceded by
Miles B. Birkett 		Captain of H.M.S. Tormentor
11 Jan, 1918[8] – 31 Dec, 1918 		Succeeded by
Martin J. C. de Meric

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 271.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 400.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 399.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393i.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395v.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921a.

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