Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey
| Sir Charles Pizey | |
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Charles Pizer (third from right) with King George VI, Irvine Glennie and others, March 1943
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| Born |
17 June 1899 Axbridge, Somerset |
| Died | 17 May 1993 (aged 93) Burnham-on-Sea |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1912–1958 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy HMS President HMS Tyne HMS Campbell HMS Ausonia HMS Fortune HMS Boreas HMS Torrid |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches |
Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey GBE CB DSO* DL (17 June 1899 – 17 May 1993) was a Royal Navy officer who served as the last Commander-in-Chief and first Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1951 to 1955.
Pizey was born in Axbridge, Somerset, the son of the Rev. Charles Edward Pizey (1853–1932), and Geraldine Fowle (1866–1949). He joined the Royal Navy in 1912 and served as a midshipman aboard HMS Conway and HMS Revenge during the First World War. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1918 and to lieutenant in 1920, serving on HMS Danae from 1921 to 1923. Pizey then served as a First Lieutenant, first aboard HMS Violent in the Atlantic Fleet from 1924 to 1925, and then aboard HMS Winchelsea in the Mediterranean from 1926 to 1927.
He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 18 December 1928. 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 2 January 1934. 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.
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