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] This group may have been part of Task Force 345. He became Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1958 before retiring in 1959,[2] whereupon he was knighted.[4]
After his retirement he spent much of his time until his death supporting his wife Sylvia in her conservation work aiming to keep the moorland of Dartmoor in Devon, England, free from anything that would spoil its natural beauty.[5]
Referencesedit
^Thomson, W. Sinclair, ed. (1927). Highgate School Roll 1833–1922 (3rd ed.). p. 256.
sayer, royal, navy, officer, chief, manager, hongkong, shanghai, banking, corporation, sayer, vice, admiral, bourchier, sayer, 1903, 1985, senior, royal, navy, officer, commanded, reserve, fleet, sayerborn1903died1985allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroy. For the Chief Manager at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation see Guy Sayer Vice Admiral Sir Guy Bourchier Sayer KBE CB DSC 1903 1985 was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet Sir Guy SayerBorn1903Died1985AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1916 1959RankVice AdmiralCommands heldHMS LudlowVice Controller and Director of Naval EquipmentHome Fleet Training SquadronReserve FleetBattles warsWorld War IWorld War IIAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireCompanion of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service CrossNaval career editAfter 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 This group may have been part of Task Force 345 He became Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1958 before retiring in 1959 2 whereupon he was knighted 4 After his retirement he spent much of his time until his death supporting his wife Sylvia in her conservation work aiming to keep the moorland of Dartmoor in Devon England free from anything that would spoil its natural beauty 5 References edit Thomson W Sinclair ed 1927 Highgate School Roll 1833 1922 3rd ed p 256 a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives a b National Archives Kelly Matthew 2015 Quartz and Feldspar Dartmoor A British Landscape in Modern Times London Jonathan Cape p 243 ISBN 978 0 22409 113 8 Sylvia Sayer as DPA Chairman DPA News the Newsletter of the Dartmoor Preservation Association 142 11 May 2000 Military officesPreceded bySir Richard Onslow Commander in Chief Reserve Fleet1958 1959 Succeeded byJohn Grant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guy Sayer Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1078573431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
