Sidney Robert Bailey
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
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 Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 261.
- ↑ "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.