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{{CommRN}} '''Lancelot Leslie Bryan Myers''', (13 March, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Lancelot Leslie Bryan Myers''', (13 March, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
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Myers served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] in C.M.Bs. before he transferred to the Royal Navy on 23 March, 1918.  He continued to work with the boats until being appointed to {{UK-Colossus}} on 16 April, 1918.<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>
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Myers was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1929.<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>
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On 19 July, 1937 the Asdic dome of {{UK-Sunfish}} was damaged in what a Court of Enquiry decided was an error of judgment on the part of Lt. Cdr. Myers.  No disciplinary action was taken.
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==World War II==
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Myers was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 13 March, 1946.<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Lancelot+Leslie+Bryan+Myers Service Records]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) Lancelot Leslie Bryan Myers, (13 March, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Myers served in the Royal Naval Reserve in C.M.Bs. before he transferred to the Royal Navy on 23 March, 1918. He continued to work with the boats until being appointed to Colossus on 16 April, 1918.[1]

Myers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1921.[2]

Myers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1929.[3]

On 19 July, 1937 the Asdic dome of Sunfish was damaged in what a Court of Enquiry decided was an error of judgment on the part of Lt. Cdr. Myers. No disciplinary action was taken.

World War II

Myers was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 13 March, 1946.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Evelyn R. C. MacVicker 		Captain of H.M.S. H 43
31 Jul, 1928[5] – 26 Aug, 1929 		Succeeded by
Robert J. A. Cuming
Preceded by
John L. Fletcher 		Captain of H.M.S. L 54
8 Jan, 1932[6][7] – 11 Apr, 1933[8] 		Succeeded by
Thomas H. Dickson
Preceded by
Evelyn R. C. MacVicker 		Captain of H.M.S. Phoenix
12 Apr, 1933[9][10] – 27 Nov, 1935[11] 		Succeeded by
John W. McCoy
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Sunfish
17 Aug, 1936[12] – 17 May, 1938[13] 		Succeeded by
Thomas T. Euman

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  2. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  3. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  4. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
  6. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  8. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  9. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
  11. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
  13. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.

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