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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Geoffrey Cecil Fryer''', 17 September, 1895( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Geoffrey Cecil Fryer''', (17 September, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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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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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On 6 March 1917, he received an appointment to the new {{UK-Skilful|f=t}}, but this lasted just 10 days before it was rescinded for illegible reasons.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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==World War II==
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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]
 
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* [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
 
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Revision as of 19:00, 6 April 2022

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][10] – 1 Dec, 1925[11] 		Succeeded by
Eric P. Vivian
Preceded by
Gerald R. Cousins 		Captain of H.M.S. Torrid
11 Aug, 1927[12][13] – 9 Apr, 1928[14] 		Succeeded by
Jack G. Bickford
Preceded by
Thomas B. Hill 		Captain of H.M.S. Viscount
9 Apr, 1928[15] – 25 Aug, 1930[16] 		Succeeded by
John R. N. Taylor
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Beagle
2 Jan, 1931[17] – 28 Apr, 1931[18] 		Succeeded by
Richard F. Jolly
Preceded by
Henry J. Johnstone 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed
12 Nov, 1931[19] – 30 Nov, 1931[20] 		Succeeded by
Allan M. Williams
Preceded by
Trevylyan M. Napier 		Captain of H.M.S. Sandhurst
3 Sep, 1935[21] – 8 Sep, 1935[22] 		Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
John W. Farquhar 		Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
21 Sep, 1936[23] – 17 Dec, 1936[24] 		Succeeded by
Alfred Bowman
Preceded by
Arthur R. Halfhide 		Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
14 Jul, 1937[25] – 12 Aug, 1937[26] 		Succeeded by
Reginald F. Morice
Preceded by
Percy F. P. Wood 		Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
24 Jan, 1938[27] – 2 Mar, 1938[28] 		Succeeded by
Wilfred E. Warner
Preceded by
Francis Douglas-Watson 		Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
31 Jul, 1939[29][30] – 4 Dec, 1939[31][32] 		Succeeded by
Jack B. Palmer

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  2. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  3. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  4. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  5. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  6. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  7. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  8. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  9. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 286.
  11. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  12. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  13. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 27, 1927; pg. 24; Issue 44644.
  14. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 283.
  16. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  17. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  18. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  19. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  20. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  21. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  22. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  23. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  24. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  25. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  26. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  27. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  28. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  29. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  31. ↑ Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  32. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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