Rudolph Lancelot Wikner

Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Rudolph Lancelot Wikner, D.S.C. (23 September, 1886 – 21 January, 1973) 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..

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.

He served in Thalia from 9 March to 1 December 1916.

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.

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.

Wikner was demobilised on 24 October 1919. He was evaluated as "above average", a "good officer but little lacking in knowledge of the service."

See Also

• Service Records

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Cotswold 24 Feb, 1917 – 4 Apr, 1918	Succeeded by Archibald H. Douglas
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Garth 4 Apr, 1918 – 18 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by John A. Shuter
Preceded by Gerald Loe	Captain of H.M.S. Dorking 12 Apr, 1919 – 24 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Alfred W. Sprott