Sir Patrick Bayly
Born(1914-08-04)4 August 1914
Died1 May 1998(1998-05-01) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1932–1970
RankVice-admiral
Commands heldRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
6th Destroyer Squadron
Battles/warsSecond World War Korean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross & Two Bars
Legion of Merit (United States)

Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Uniacke Bayly, KBE, CB, DSC & Two Bars (4 August 1914 – 1 May 1998) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Naval career

Born the son of Lancelot Francis Sanderson Bayly and educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1] Bayly joined the Royal Navy in 1932 and served in the Second World War in combined operations in the Mediterranean area.[2] After serving in the Korean War he became Commander of the 6th Destroyer Squadron in 1958, joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1960 and then became Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Fleet in 1962.[2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1963, President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1965[3] and Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1967 before retiring in 1970.[2]

Later life

In retirement, Bayly was Director of The Maritime Trust.[2] He died on 1 May 1998, aged 83.[4]

Honours and decorations

Bayly was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) on three occasions.[5] This was shown with the addition of two bars to his medal. On 19 May 1953, he was awarded the DSC for a third time "for distinguished service in operations in Korean waters".[6] He was awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Legionnaire) by the President of the United States of America "for distinguished services during the operations in Korea". In February 1955, he was granted unrestricted permission to wear the medal.[7] In the 1965 New Year Honours, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[8] In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).[9]

References

  1. ^ The Peerage.com
  2. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ McGowan, Alan (2004). "Bayly, Sir Patrick Uniacke (1914–1998)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69765. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 4 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "No. 45148". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 July 1970. p. 7753.
  6. ^ "No. 39854". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 1953. p. 2765.
  7. ^ "No. 40406". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1955. p. 919.
  8. ^ "No. 43529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1964. p. 2.
  9. ^ "No. 44600". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1968. p. 6303.
Military offices Preceded byHorace Law Flag Officer Sea Training 1963–1965 Succeeded byPhilip Sharp Preceded bySir Ian McGeoch President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1965–1967 Succeeded bySir Horace Lyddon
Categories