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'''George Metcalfe Mercer''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''George Metcalfe Mercer''', D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (1 January, 1884 – 13 November, 1961) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Mercer was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 July, 1912.<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref> | |||
Mercer was | |||
Mercer was | Mercer was appointed to the {{UK-Asia|f=t}} on 26 October, 1914. He remained in this ship until 18 November, 1916.<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
Mercer was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Mercer was | Mercer was appointed a Commodore of Convoys on 19 March, 1918. He kept at this until 25 December, and was logged for "neglecting to take precautions, whereby a collision resulted."<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref> | ||
Demobilised on 18 January, 1919, postdated to 31 January, Mercer was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 1 July, 1920.<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref> | |||
Mercer was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 1 January, 1929.<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
Mobilised on 5 September 1939 as S.T.O., Grade I, Plymouth. In 1948, he reported that he was a temporary Nautical Surveyor at the M.O.T.'s Marine Surveyor's Office in Hull.<ref>Mercer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/210.}} f. 210.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+240+Mercer Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+240+Mercer Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Randolph Treweek|Cecil R. Treweek]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 113 ( | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Randolph Treweek|Cecil R. Treweek]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 113 (1903)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 113]]'''<br>26 Feb, 1917<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 399''u''}} – 19 Mar, 1918<ref>Miller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/29.}} f. 29.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Garden Halliday|Alexander G. Halliday]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 23 August 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) George Metcalfe Mercer, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (1 January, 1884 – 13 November, 1961) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Mercer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 July, 1912.[1]
Mercer was appointed to the Portsmouth flagship Asia on 26 October, 1914. He remained in this ship until 18 November, 1916.[2]
Mercer was appointed a Commodore of Convoys on 19 March, 1918. He kept at this until 25 December, and was logged for "neglecting to take precautions, whereby a collision resulted."[3]
Demobilised on 18 January, 1919, postdated to 31 January, Mercer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 July, 1920.[4]
Mercer was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 1 January, 1929.[5]
World War II
Mobilised on 5 September 1939 as S.T.O., Grade I, Plymouth. In 1948, he reported that he was a temporary Nautical Surveyor at the M.O.T.'s Marine Surveyor's Office in Hull.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil R. Treweek |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 26 Feb, 1917[7][8] – 19 Mar, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by Alexander G. Halliday |
Footnotes
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Mercer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/210. f. 210.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399u.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/29. f. 29.
