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Temporary {{SubRNR}} | Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 23 March, 1915.<ref>Croucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/40/444.|}} f. 229.</ref> | ||
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> | 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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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> | 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> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 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]
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Kilchreest 21 May, 1919[6] |
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.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 May 1919, p. 19.
