Albert Ayre DSO, RD, RNR
| Birth details unknown |
 | Ranks
Retired: 19 Sep 1935 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Albert Ayre, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Primrose (K 91) | Lt.Cdr. (retired) | Corvette | 12 Feb 1941 | 24 Sep 1942 |
| HMS Lagan (K 259) | Lt.Cdr. (retired) | Frigate | 24 Sep 1942 | Late 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Corvette HMS Primrose (K 91)
8 Aug 1942
HMS Primrose (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR (retired)) picks up 7 survivors from the British merchant Anneberg that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-379 in the North Atlantic in position 56º30'N, 32º14'W.
Frigate HMS Lagan (K 259)
12 May 1943
The German submarine U-89 was sunk in the Northern Atlantic, in position 46º30'N, 25º40'W by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British escort carrier HMS Biter (Capt. E.M.C. Abel Smith, RN), the British destroyer HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Chevasse, RN) and the British frigate HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR).
13 May 1943
The German submarine U-753 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º37'N, 22º39'W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Drumheller (Lt. L.P. Denny, RCNR), the British frigate HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR) and depth charges from a Canadian Sunderland aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 423/G).