Patrick Bayly

Vice Admiral Sir Patrick Uniacke Bayly KBE, CB, DSC & Two Bars (4 August 1914 – 1 May 1998) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Born the son of Lancelot Francis Sanderson Bayly and educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Bayly joined the Royal Navy in 1932 and served in World War II in Combined operations in the Mediterranean area. After serving in the Korean War he became Commander of the 6th Destroyer Squadron in 1958, joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1960 and then became Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Fleet in 1962. He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1963, President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1965and Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1967 before retiring in 1970.

In retirement, Bayly was Director of The Maritime Trust. He died on 1 May 1998, aged 83.

Bayly was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) on three occasions. This was shown with the addition of two bars to his medal. On 19 May 1953, he was awarded the DSC for a third time "for distinguished service in operations in Korean waters". He was awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Legionnaire) by the President of the United States of America "for distinguished services during the operations in Korea". In February 1955, he was granted unrestricted permission to wear the medal. In the 1965 New Year Honours, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).