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− | {{ | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Patrick Wylie Rose Weir''', R.N. (11 August, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
+ | The son of Colonel P. A. Weir, Patrick Weir passed out of the Training Establishment with no additional time gained and joined the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} in mid January, 1909.<ref>Weir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/160.|D7605571}} f. 159.</ref> | ||
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Weir was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.{{NLJan21|p. 120}} | Weir was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.{{NLJan21|p. 120}} | ||
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− | Weir was | + | Weir was appointed to the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}} on 2 June, 1914 and served in her until being superseded on 26 January, 1916. He presently joined the {{UK-Murray}}, to serve a year in that vessel. In March of 1917, he was appointed in command of {{UK-P35}}.<ref>Weir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/160.|D7605571}} f. 159.</ref> |
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On 24 July, 1918, Weir's {{UK-Pincher}} was wrecked. He was court-martialed and sentenced to be reprimanded for steering an unsafe course.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Pincher_(1910) Wikipedia article on ''Pincher''].</ref> | On 24 July, 1918, Weir's {{UK-Pincher}} was wrecked. He was court-martialed and sentenced to be reprimanded for steering an unsafe course.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Pincher_(1910) Wikipedia article on ''Pincher''].</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Weir was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.<ref>Weir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/160.|D7605571}} f. 159.</ref> | ||
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+ | Weir was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 August, 1935.<ref>Weir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/160.|D7605571}} f. 159.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Weir was mobilised on 29 September, 1938 and served throughout the war in a variety of naval college-related commands in Bristol and Dartmouth. | ||
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+ | He reverted to the Retired List on 26 November 1946. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 12:20, 3 May 2017
Commander (retired) Patrick Wylie Rose Weir, R.N. (11 August, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Colonel P. A. Weir, Patrick Weir passed out of the Training Establishment with no additional time gained and joined the battlecruiser Indomitable in mid January, 1909.[1]
Weir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914.[2]
Weir was appointed to the battleship Marlborough on 2 June, 1914 and served in her until being superseded on 26 January, 1916. He presently joined the Murray, to serve a year in that vessel. In March of 1917, he was appointed in command of P35.[3]
On 24 July, 1918, Weir's Pincher was wrecked. He was court-martialed and sentenced to be reprimanded for steering an unsafe course.[4]
Post-War
Weir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[5]
Weir was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 11 August, 1935.[6]
World War II
Weir was mobilised on 29 September, 1938 and served throughout the war in a variety of naval college-related commands in Bristol and Dartmouth.
He reverted to the Retired List on 26 November 1946.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. P35 Mar, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by John I. Hallett |
Preceded by Philip A. Heyder |
Captain of H.M.S. Pincher ? – 24 Jul, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Preceded by Gordon A. Coles |
Captain of H.M.S. Plucky 28 Sep, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by Basil E. Reinold |
Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Windsor 15 May, 1922[10] – 1923 |
Succeeded by Arthur J. L. Murray |
Preceded by Edmund F. FitzGerald |
Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern Apr, 1923[11] |
Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
Footnotes
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/160. f. 159.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 120.
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/160. f. 159.
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Pincher.
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/160. f. 159.
- ↑ Weir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/160. f. 159.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 137.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 844.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.