William Samuel Croucher
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.
