John Ernest Phayre
Commander (retired) John Ernest Phayre, R.N. (14 May, 1892 – 23 November, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Lieutenant Colonel R. Phayre, retired, John Phayre entered the Navy through the Training Establishment, passing out on 15 May, 1909 and being appointed to the pre-dreadnought {{UK-Britannia}|f=t}}. He spent sixteen months in her before being appointed briefly in Patrol, Invincible, Defence and Indomitable before finally being sent back to Invincible on 14 November, 1911.[1]
Phayre was appointed to Goshawk as Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 18 June, 1912. In January, 1914 he was sent to join the light cruiser Weymouth, leaving her when he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1914.[2]
Phayre was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 3 October, 1917. Curiously, his service record identifies the ship as Terror, but this is contradicted by Navy Lists and by the service record of Charles William Bruton.
Phayre was appointed in command of the destroyer Mischief on 10 August, 1918.[3]
Post-War
An appointment in command of Tumult in late November, 1922[4] was cancelled in favour of Tomahawk.[5]
Phayre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1922.[6]
Phayre was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with the rank of Commander on 20 December, 1933.[7]
World War II
Phayre was mobilised on 28 September, 1938. In 1940, he fell ill and was admitted to Haslar to investigate myocarditis. He was placed on the Retired List on 12 October.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George L. M. Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot 3 Oct, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Patrick E. Fell |
| Preceded by Arthur R. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Mischief 10 Aug, 1918[10] – 21 Mar, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John N. Shipton |
Captain of H.M.S. Milbrook 21 Mar, 1919[12] – Nov, 1919[13][14] |
Succeeded by C&M party at Devonport 15 October, 1919 |
| Preceded by Ernest R. Archer |
Captain of H.M.S. Tumult 30 Nov, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Philip J. Mack |
| Preceded by Henry E. Horan |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey 9 Feb, 1924[16] |
Succeeded by John D. Harvey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 847.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 824.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/47. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 847.
- ↑ Phayre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 812.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 824.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 290.
