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'''William Samuel Croucher''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''William Samuel Croucher''', D.S.C. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Appointed in command of the trawler ''Swan'' on 12 April, 1915.  Later command of unnamed trawlers in [[Auxiliary Patrol Area I]] followed in later 1915 and early 1916.<ref>Croucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>
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Croucher was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} on 23 July, 1915.  In March 1916 he was recommended by V/A Tupper for good service in his command appointments.  In May he was hospitalised with bronchitis and tuberculosis, but he was fit by 28 July 1916.<ref>Croucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>
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On 18 September 1916 he was appointed to ''Wallington'' for command of trawlers in [[Auxiliary Patrol Area IX]].<ref>Croucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>
 
Awarded a D.S.C. for action against enemy submarines, but in February 1919 Captain Hornill rated Croucher as "below av. ability not reliable."<ref>Croucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Samuel+Croucher Service Records]
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Revision as of 14:58, 26 March 2021

Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. William Samuel Croucher, D.S.C. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. om 23 March, 1915.[1]

Appointed in command of the trawler Swan on 12 April, 1915. Later command of unnamed trawlers in Auxiliary Patrol Area I followed in later 1915 and early 1916.[2]

Croucher was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 23 July, 1915. In March 1916 he was recommended by V/A Tupper for good service in his command appointments. In May he was hospitalised with bronchitis and tuberculosis, but he was fit by 28 July 1916.[3]

On 18 September 1916 he was appointed to Wallington for command of trawlers in Auxiliary Patrol Area IX.[4]

Awarded a D.S.C. for action against enemy submarines, but in February 1919 Captain Hornill rated Croucher as "below av. ability not reliable."[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Kilchreest
21 May, 1919 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
  2. ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
  3. ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
  4. ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
  5. ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.

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