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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== | ||
< | Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 23 March, 1915.<ref>Croucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref> | ||
Croucher was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Croucher | 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> | ||
Croucher was | 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> | ||
Croucher | |||
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> | |||
Croucher was awarded a D.S.C. for action against enemy submarines, but in February 1919 Captain Hornill rated the Lieutenant as "below av. ability not reliable."<ref>Croucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref> | |||
His temporary commission was terminated on 23 February, 1920.<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] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Samuel+Croucher Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kilchreest (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kilchreest'']]'''<br>21 May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kilchreest (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kilchreest'']]'''<br>21 May, 1919<ref>Croucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>{{NavAppts|23 May 1919, p. 19}} – 7 Jun, 1919<ref>Croucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 10 March 2022
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. on 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]
Croucher was awarded a D.S.C. for action against enemy submarines, but in February 1919 Captain Hornill rated the Lieutenant as "below av. ability not reliable."[5]
His temporary commission was terminated on 23 February, 1920.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Kilchreest 21 May, 1919[7][8] – 7 Jun, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 May 1919, p. 19.
- ↑ Croucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/444. f. 229.
