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Admiral SIR Sidney Robert Bailey, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (27 August, 1882 – 27 March, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born on Gloucester Road, the son of James Bailey, M.P..
He passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked eleventh of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1731 marks.[1]
Bailey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 27 February, 1902.[2]
Bailey was promoted to Commander on 30 June, 1914.
Bailey served as Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. Erin from 1914-1916. Appointed to Beatty's Staff on 12 May, 1916, he acted as Flag Commander and War Staff Officer.
Post-War
In recognition of his "ability and unremitting work on the Staff of Admiral Sir David Beatty, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet," he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 5 April, 1919.[3]
He was acquitted at a Court Martial in early 1935, the charge of having "[n]egligently or by default suffering H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. Renown to be hazarded" being found "not proved".[4]
On 1 January, 1938, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.).[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 31 July, 1939, vice Pound.[6]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Sidney Bailey" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 30 March, 1942. Issue 49197, col F, pg. 6.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/47.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey Blake |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 1921 – 13 Nov, 1922 |
Succeeded by Francis W. Loftus Tottenham |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. Mackay 15 Jan, 1923[7] – 15 Jan, 1925[8] |
Succeeded by Lewis G. E. Crabbe |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla 15 Jan, 1923[9] – 15 Jan, 1925 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham |
| Preceded by Norton A. Sulivan |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 19 Dec, 1927[10] – 1 Apr, 1929[11] |
Succeeded by Cecil P. Talbot |
| Preceded by John K. im Thurn |
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff 28 Feb, 1933[12] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
| Preceded by William M. James |
Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 15 Aug, 1934[13] |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Blake |
| Preceded by Ragnar M. Colvin |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1937[Citation needed] – 7 Oct, 1938[14] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31274. p. 4516. 5 April, 1919.
- ↑ M.L. 697/35, found within Bailey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34469. p. 7. 1 January, 1938.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34651. p. 5393. 4 August, 1939.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 30 January, 1933. Issue 46355, col E, p. 16.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 14 August, 1934. Issue 46832, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Successor appointed that day. Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
