1. Anthony Miers could be hot-tempered, and in 1933 was court martialled for striking a rating.
11 Facts About Anthony Miers
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In November 1940 Anthony Miers was given command of HM Submarine Torbay.
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On 27 April 1941, while on patrol off Cape Ferrato, Anthony Miers attacked a two-masted single-funnelled merchant ship of about 4,000 GRT.
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Anthony Miers's VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.
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From December 1942 Anthony Miers served as submarine liaison officer to the American Pacific Fleet, and was later made a commander of the US Legion of Merit.
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Anthony Miers remained in the navy after the war, and was promoted to captain in December 1946.
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Anthony Miers was promoted to rear admiral in January 1956, and became Flag Officer, Middle East, until his retirement in August 1959.
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Anthony Miers was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1958, and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1959.
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Anthony Miers served for many years as the national president of the Submarine Old Comrades' Association.
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Anthony Miers died at his home in Roehampton, London, on 30 June 1985.
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Anthony Miers is buried at Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness, Scotland, in the Roman Catholic Section.