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| − | < | + | The son of Major C. R. Fryer of the 2nd [illeg] Suffolk Regiment passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May 1913 and was appointed to the {{UK-Dreadnought|f=t}}. He served in the iconic ship until being appointed to {{UK-TB16}} on 15 September, 1915.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> |
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| − | Fryer was | + | On 22 February, 1916, he was appointed to the {{UK-Nonsuch|f=t}}. He was aboard when she participated in the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|12}}.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> |
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| + | On 6 March 1917, he received an appointment to the new {{UK-Skilful|f=t}}, but this lasted just 10 days before it was rescinded for illegible reasons. Similarly, orders to join {{UK-Torrid}} also proved short-lived. He finally was sent to {{UK-Oriole}} on 26 April, 1917, but this lasted just until 12 June.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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| + | Following a 3 May recommendation for his promotion, Fryer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1917. On 2 December, 1917 he was admitted to Chatham hospital for an illegible ailment. He was declared fit to rejoin his ship on 13 December.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1922, after {{UK-Caledon}} flooded her magazines (in error?), Fryer was informed he should have taken proper precautions to see that the sprayer system had been shut off after the repair work had been completed.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fryer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1925.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 30 March 1938, he was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, to be treated for a gastric ulcer. He was discharged on 9 April.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fryer was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 17 September, 1940. Suffering from an ulcer in 1946, he was invalided. He was reported as disabled, but two operations in April of that year improved his state.<ref>Fryer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/29.|}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Cecil+Fryer Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Cecil+Fryer Service Records] | ||
| − | + | * [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | |
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Revision as of 13:13, 21 July 2021
Commander (retired) Geoffrey Cecil Fryer, (17 September, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major C. R. Fryer of the 2nd [illeg] Suffolk Regiment passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 May 1913 and was appointed to the battleship Dreadnought. He served in the iconic ship until being appointed to T.B. 16 on 15 September, 1915.[1]
On 22 February, 1916, he was appointed to the destroyer Nonsuch. He was aboard when she participated in the Battle of Jutland as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
On 6 March 1917, he received an appointment to the new destroyer Skilful, but this lasted just 10 days before it was rescinded for illegible reasons. Similarly, orders to join Torrid also proved short-lived. He finally was sent to Oriole on 26 April, 1917, but this lasted just until 12 June.[3]
Following a 3 May recommendation for his promotion, Fryer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1917. On 2 December, 1917 he was admitted to Chatham hospital for an illegible ailment. He was declared fit to rejoin his ship on 13 December.[4]
In 1922, after Caledon flooded her magazines (in error?), Fryer was informed he should have taken proper precautions to see that the sprayer system had been shut off after the repair work had been completed.[5]
Fryer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1925.[6]
On 30 March 1938, he was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, to be treated for a gastric ulcer. He was discharged on 9 April.[7]
World War II
Fryer was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 17 September, 1940. Suffering from an ulcer in 1946, he was invalided. He was reported as disabled, but two operations in April of that year improved his state.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest Beeley |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 3 Feb, 1925[9] |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by Gerald R. Cousins |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 11 Aug, 1927 – 24 Mar, 1928[Inference] |
Succeeded by Jack G. Bickford |
| Preceded by Thomas B. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Viscount 9 Apr, 1928[10] – 1 Aug, 1930[11] |
Succeeded by John R. N. Taylor |
| Preceded by Francis Douglas-Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 31 Jul, 1939 – 4 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by Jack B. Palmer |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 283.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
