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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Leslie Fletcher''' (19 November, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Alexander Leslie Fletcher''' (19 November, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His time in command of small torpedo craft left him psychologically spent by early 1918 and he completed his war service on shore duties. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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| − | Fletcher was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Fletcher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> |
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Fletcher was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB107|f=t}} on 31 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 401a}} | Fletcher was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB107|f=t}} on 31 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 401a}} | ||
Fletcher was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB30|f=t}} on 13 September, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 399}} | Fletcher was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB30|f=t}} on 13 September, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 399}} | ||
| − | Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Spear|f=t}} on 6 December, 1918.{{ | + | Despite having already enjoyed a string of torpedo boat commands, Fletcher was appointed from ''T.B. 30'' to the {{UK-Colossus|f=t}} on 19 November, 1913.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> |
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| + | Still serving in ''Colossus'', Fletcher was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916. On 25 September, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rifleman|f=c}}.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 18 January, 1918, a telegram arrived at the Admiralty to inform them that Fletcher was sick in hospital. He was invalided from {{UK-Rifleman}} on 4 February, 1918 with a diagnosis of neurasthenia. His stress was profound enough that efforts to send him to London were blunted as he was deemed unfit to travel in April. As late as July saw local doctors still asking for another week's time before travel. After finally being seen in Haslar, in September it was requested that he receive three months of shore service, which he would spend in {{UK-Eclipse}}, assisting Captain (D) [[Arthur Edmund Wood]] of the {{UK-DF|4}}. The war would end before Fletcher would again be ready for seagoing command.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Post-War== | ||
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| + | Fletcher was found fit, finally, on 4 December and appointed in command of the {{UK-Spear|f=t}} on 6 December, 1918.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Violent|f=t}} on 7 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 890}} | Fletcher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Violent|f=t}} on 7 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 890}} | ||
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| + | Fletcher was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 24 July 1923, Fletcher was again hospitalised in Haslar with neurasthenia. He was not again fit before November, 1923.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fletcher was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 July, 1931.<ref>Fletcher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:39, 27 June 2016
Captain (retired) Alexander Leslie Fletcher (19 November, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His time in command of small torpedo craft left him psychologically spent by early 1918 and he completed his war service on shore duties.
Life & Career
Born in Oxford.
Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[1]
Fletcher was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 107 on 31 January, 1910.[2]
Fletcher was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 30 on 13 September, 1911.[3]
Despite having already enjoyed a string of torpedo boat commands, Fletcher was appointed from T.B. 30 to the battleship Colossus on 19 November, 1913.[4]
Great War
Still serving in Colossus, Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916. On 25 September, he was appointed in command of the Acorn Class destroyer Rifleman.[5]
On 18 January, 1918, a telegram arrived at the Admiralty to inform them that Fletcher was sick in hospital. He was invalided from Rifleman on 4 February, 1918 with a diagnosis of neurasthenia. His stress was profound enough that efforts to send him to London were blunted as he was deemed unfit to travel in April. As late as July saw local doctors still asking for another week's time before travel. After finally being seen in Haslar, in September it was requested that he receive three months of shore service, which he would spend in Eclipse, assisting Captain (D) Arthur Edmund Wood of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. The war would end before Fletcher would again be ready for seagoing command.[6]
Post-War
Fletcher was found fit, finally, on 4 December and appointed in command of the destroyer Spear on 6 December, 1918.[7]
Fletcher was appointed in command of the destroyer Violent on 7 October, 1920.[8]
Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922.[9]
On 24 July 1923, Fletcher was again hospitalised in Haslar with neurasthenia. He was not again fit before November, 1923.[10]
Fletcher was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 28 July, 1931.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur G. Harris |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 31 Jan, 1910[12] |
Succeeded by Percy G. Brown |
| Preceded by Percy G. Brown |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 10 Jun, 1910[13] |
Succeeded by Henry Purdy |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 30 13 Sep, 1911[14] |
Succeeded by Charles C. de M. Malan |
| Preceded by Arthur G. H. Bond |
Captain of H.M.S. Rifleman 25 Sep, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Richard M. Welby |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Spear 6 Dec, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by David J. R. Simson |
| Preceded by Francis W. Craven |
Captain of H.M.S. Tirade 25 Jan, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur M. C. Stileman |
Captain of H.M.S. Violent 7 Oct, 1920[18] |
Succeeded by Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager |
| Preceded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline Jan, 1924[19] |
Succeeded by Richard Harter |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 920a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 276.
