M.R. Terry-Lloyd

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Rear Admiral

Merddyn Ray Terry-Lloyd

SSA SM
RADM M. R. Terry Lloyd.jpg
Born(1913-07-29)29 July 1913
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
DiedOctober 28, 1978(1978-10-28) (aged 65)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
AllegianceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Service/branchNaval Ensign of South Africa.svg  South African Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held
Awards Ribbon - Star of South Africa (1952).gif Ribbon - Southern Cross Medal (1952).gif Ribbon - Union Medal.gif Ribbon - 1939-45 Star.png Ribbon - Atlantic Star.png Ribbon - Africa Star.png Ribbon - War Medal.png Ribbon - Africa Service Medal.png

Rear Admiral Merddyn Ray Terry-Lloyd SSA SM (29 July 1913, Queenstown –28 October 1978, Pretoria) was a South African naval officer.

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Early life

He attended Queen's College in Queenstown before moving to finish his schooling at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. [1] After leaving school in 1930 he went to work at the Netherlands Bank in East London.

He had wanted to join the Royal Navy at the age of 12 as a cadet but his father forbade it. Still intent on joining the Navy he joined the South African Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1931. He was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in 1934, and promoted to Lieutenant in 1938.

In 1940, he transferred to the Seaward Defence Force, the naval component of the South African Active Citizen Force and attended Anti Submarine courses before being given command of HMSAS  Mooivlei. In 1942 he was stationed in the Mediterranean and commanded HMSAS  Southern Isles and HMSAS  Southern Seas. He was promoted Lieutenant Commander in 1943 and appointed Senior Officer Anti Submarine Flotillas in 1944, [1] : page 7  followed by a post as Staff Officer in Cape Town and General Staff Officer in Pretoria in 1945.

In 1946, he was appointed to the South African Permanent Force [1] : page 8  and sent to England on a Staff course followed by a stint as a liaison officer at the South African High Commission. On his arrival in South Africa he was given command of HMSAS  Good Hope followed by command of HMSAS  Loch Natal [2] in November 1948. He served as Staff Officer in Pretoria from 1950 until January 1954 when he assumed command of HMSAS Simon van der Stel.

In August 1955, he was appointed Officer Commanding of the Naval base at Salisbury Island [1] : page 9  before being sent to England in 1956 to take command of the frigate HMSAS  Vrystaat. On his promotion to Captain he was also appointed as Senior Officer Tenth Frigate Squadron– known as F10. [1] : page 10 

He was then sent to England to oversee the construction of the Type 12 frigates purchased under the Simonstown Agreement, also serving as the first captain of SAS President Kruger (F150). [3] On the ships arrival in Simon's Town in 1963 he was promoted to Commodore. [1] : page 24 

On 1 February 1965 he was appointed to Headquarters as Director Operations, a position he held until 1 July 1966, when he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff in the rank of Rear Admiral [1] : page 28 

His final posting before his retirement in 1973 was as Armed Forces attache at the South African Embassy in London. [1] : page 24  Shortly before his retirement he was invested with the Star of South Africa

He died on 28 October 1978. [1] : page 33 

His uniform on display at the Naval Museum Terry-Lloyd uniform SA Naval Museum.jpg
His uniform on display at the Naval Museum

Awards and decorations

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bennett, Chris (September 2004). "Rear Admiral M R Terry-Lloyd". Naval Digest. 10.
  2. ↑ Mason, Geoffrey B (10 June 2011). "HMSAS NATAL (K 430) - Loch-class Frigate". SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Wessels, André (2012). "South Africa's Grey Diplomats; Visits by South African Warships to Foreign Countries 1946 - 1996". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 27 (1). doi: 10.5787/27-1-226 . ISSN   2224-0020.
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