Mark Pizey
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Admiral Sir Mark Pizey | |
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Early life and career
Pizey was born in
He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 15 December 1928.[4] and served from 1929 to 1930 as Flag Lieutenant-Commander to Vice Admiral Sir W.A. Howard Kelly in the Mediterranean, aboard the battleship HMS Revenge. From 1930 to 1932 he commanded the destroyers HMS Torrid and HMS Boreas. He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1933.[5] From 1935 to 1937, he was the Executive Officer aboard HMS Woolwich in the Mediterranean, and then commanded the destroyer HMS Fortune in the Home Fleet from 1938 to 1939.
Second World War
In June 1939, Pizey was promoted to
In July 1942, he was given the command of a destroyer depot ship, HMS Tyne, and served as a chief staff officer to a Rear Admiral in charge of protecting Soviet convoys in the North Sea. For this service, he was awarded a bar to his DSO (i.e. awarded the DSA for a second time) on 27 November 1942.[7]
In December 1943, Pizey was appointed Director of Operations Division (Home) for the Admiralty, commanding HMS President. He served in this capacity until the end of the war.
Postwar career
In 1946, Pizey was appointed a
In October 1951, Pizey replaced
Pizey was succeeded in his post by
Personal life and death
In 1928, Pizey married Phyllis May D'Angibau (27 November 1904 – 4 April 1993). The couple had two daughters:
- Pamela Mary, who married Lieutenant Commander James Barry Armstrong Hawkins MBE
- Sarah Margaret, who married Lieutenant Commander James Alexander Pountney Coats (1927–1993)
Sir Mark Pizey died at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset on 17 May 1993, aged 93. His wife had died the previous month at the age of 88.
References
- ^ "No. 31104". The London Gazette. 3 January 1919. p. 199.
- ^ "No. 32583". The London Gazette. 20 January 1922. p. 552.
- ^ a b c Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945
- ^ "No. 33448". The London Gazette. 18 December 1928. p. 8327.
- ^ "No. 34011". The London Gazette. 2 January 1934. p. 52.
- ^ "No. 35506". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1942. p. 1445.
- ^ "No. 35805". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 November 1942. p. 5225.
- ^ "No. 39398". The London Gazette. 30 November 1951. p. 6250.
- ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 2947.
- ^ "No. 40383". The London Gazette. 5 January 1955. p. 303.
- ^ "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1957. p. 6.