A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dyer, George Shepherd
DYER. (Commander, 1827. f-p., 23; h-p., 9.)
George Shepherd Dyer, born 20 Jan. 1801, at Greenwich Hospital, is second son of John Dyer, Esq., formerly Secretary of that institution, and Chief Clerk of the Admiralty.
This officer entered the Navy, 29 June, 1815, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Volcano bomb, Capt. John Wyatt Watling, on the Home station, where, and in the West Indies and South America, he served, during the next seven years, occasionally as Midshipman, in the Belle Poule troop-ship, Capt. Fras. Baker, Julia brig, Capt. J. W. Watling, Bucephalus troop-ship, Capt. Amos Freeman Westropp, Vengeur 74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, Florida 20, Capt. Chas. Sibthorpe John Hawtayne, Sybille 44, bearing the flag of Sir Home Popham, Inconstant 36, Commodore Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo, Leven 24, Capt. David Ewen Bartholomew, Active 38, Capt. Sir Jas. Alex. Gordon, Albion 74, Capt. Rich. Raggett, Active again, Capt. Andrew King, Beaver brig, Capt. Archibald Maclean, and Créole 36, Commodore Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy. He became Acting-Lieutenant, 5 Feb. 1823, of the Doris frigate, Capt. Edw. Venables Vernon, and, being confirmed 1 April following, was afterwards appointed – 31 Jan. 1824, to the Victory 104, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Geo. Martin – 27 July, 1825, to the Glasgow 50, Capt. Hon. Jas. Ashley Maude – and 1 March, 1826, to the Ganges 84, flag-ship at the Brazils of Rear-Admiral Robt. Waller Otway. Assuming the rank he now holds, 17 April, 1827, Commander Dyer, on 6 Nov. in that year, obtained the Second Captaincy of the Melville 74, Capts. Henry Hill, Alex. Wilmot Schomberg, and Christ. John Williams Nesham, with whom he successively served, on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations, until paid off in Sept. 1831. He afterwards officiated, as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard, at Lyme Regis, Harwich, and at Westport, co. Mayo, from 17 April, 1832, until 1835, and again from 27 Sept. 1838, until 1843. Since the latter date he has been on half-pay.
Commander Dyer married, 29 June, 1826, Adelaide, daughter of John Williams, Esq., of Elm Grove, Southsea, Comptroller of the Customs at Portsmouth, by whom he has issue four children.