Guy Sayer (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Guy Sayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1985 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1959 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Ludlow Home Fleet Training Squadron Reserve Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross |
Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Bourchier Sayer KBE CB DSC (1903–1985) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.
Naval career
After leaving Highgate School[1] Sayer joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during World War I.[2] He also served in World War II on staff of the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1940, as commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Ludlow from 1940 and on the naval staff at the Admiralty from 1943.[2] He was also appointed commander of Naval Assault Force (A) for Operation Zipper, the invasion of Malaya,[3] in 1945.[2]
He became Vice Controller and Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in 1953 and Flag Officer, Home Fleet Training Squadron in 1956.[2] He was Flag Officer, Helicopter Group during Operation Musketeer, the assault on Port Said during the Suez crisis, in 1956[3] and became Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1958 before retiring in 1959.[2]
References
- ↑ Thomson, W. Sinclair (Ed) (1927). Highgate School Roll 1833-1922 (3rd ed.). p. 256.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Archives
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Richard Onslow |
Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by John Grant |