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'''Rudolph Lancelot Wikner''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal | {{LieutRNR}} (temporary) '''Rudolph Lancelot Wikner''', D.S.C. (23 September, 1886 – 21 January, 1973)<ref>Death registered in the first quarter of 1973; National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1973.</ref> served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Wikner came from Bridlington. On 14 September 1914 he was appointed to the [[Cromarty Minesweeping Flotilla]] as a Temporary {{SubRNR}}.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | |||
Wikner was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Wikner was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 14 January, 1915. On the 19th, he was appointed to the trawler ''Stephen Furness''.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | |||
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Wikner was | He served in ''Thalia'' from 9 March to 1 December 1916.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | ||
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He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 1 January, 1917, "in recognition of [his] bravery and devotion to duty during mine-sweeping operations" during the first six months of 1916.<ref>The National Archives, ''Honour Sheets coded Q-S'' (ref. ADM 171/84); Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | |||
Wikner was appointed to H.M.S. ''Gunner'' on 27 January, 1917 to do duty in {{UK-Cotswold}}, and was appointed in command of ''Cotswold'' on commissioning, on 24 February, 1917. On 4 April 1918 he was again appointed to H.M.S. ''Gunner'', additional, for {{UK-Garth}}, in command.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | |||
Wikner was demobilised on 24 October 1919. He was evaluated as "above average", a "good officer but little lacking in knowledge of the service."<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Rudolph+Lancelot+Wikner Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Rudolph+Lancelot+Wikner Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cotswold (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cotswold'']]'''<br> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cotswold (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cotswold'']]'''<br>24 Feb, 1917<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref> – 4 Apr, 1918<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Archibald Home Douglas|Archibald H. Douglas]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Garth (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Garth'']]'''<br>4 Apr, 1918<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 799}} – 18 Feb, 1919<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Allen Shuter|John A. Shuter]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Loe|Gerald Loe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dorking (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dorking'']]'''<br>12 Apr, 1919<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>{{NLSep19|p. 779}} – 24 Oct, 1919<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred William Sprott|Alfred W. Sprott]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 21 October 2022
Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Rudolph Lancelot Wikner, D.S.C. (23 September, 1886 – 21 January, 1973)[1] served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Wikner came from Bridlington. On 14 September 1914 he was appointed to the Cromarty Minesweeping Flotilla as a Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R..[2]
Wikner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 14 January, 1915. On the 19th, he was appointed to the trawler Stephen Furness.[3]
He served in Thalia from 9 March to 1 December 1916.[4]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 1 January, 1917, "in recognition of [his] bravery and devotion to duty during mine-sweeping operations" during the first six months of 1916.[5]
Wikner was appointed to H.M.S. Gunner on 27 January, 1917 to do duty in Cotswold, and was appointed in command of Cotswold on commissioning, on 24 February, 1917. On 4 April 1918 he was again appointed to H.M.S. Gunner, additional, for Garth, in command.[6]
Wikner was demobilised on 24 October 1919. He was evaluated as "above average", a "good officer but little lacking in knowledge of the service."[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Cotswold 24 Feb, 1917[8] – 4 Apr, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by Archibald H. Douglas |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Garth 4 Apr, 1918[10][11] – 18 Feb, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by John A. Shuter |
| Preceded by Gerald Loe |
Captain of H.M.S. Dorking 12 Apr, 1919[13][14] – 24 Oct, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Alfred W. Sprott |
Footnotes
- ↑ Death registered in the first quarter of 1973; National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1973.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ The National Archives, Honour Sheets coded Q-S (ref. ADM 171/84); Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 799.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
