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{{LCommRNR}} | {{LCommRNR}} '''Horace Leslie Vicary''', D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (Retired) (6 April, 1889 – 9 February, 1969) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Vicary was appointed in command of the {{UK-Locust|f=t}} on 30 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 834}} | Vicary was appointed in command of the {{UK-Locust|f=t}} on 30 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 834}} | ||
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in November 1918, for showing "promptness and judgment when attacking and finally destroying the enemy submarine with depth charges on the 31 May, 1918."<ref>Ancestry.com (pay to view). ''UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.</ref> | |||
Vicary was demobilised on 25 February 1919, postdated to 8 July.<ref>Vicary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/145.|}} f. 145.</ref> | Vicary was demobilised on 25 February 1919, postdated to 8 July.<ref>Vicary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/145.|}} f. 145.</ref> | ||
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==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Mobilised to work in D.E.M.S.. | Mobilised to work in D.E.M.S.. | ||
==Retirement & Death== | |||
Vicary retired to live at 12, Grouville Park, Grouville, Jersey in the Channel Islands. He died on 9 February 1969.<ref>findmypast.co.uk (pay to view). ''England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019.''</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 18 September 2024
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Horace Leslie Vicary, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (Retired) (6 April, 1889 – 9 February, 1969) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Vicary was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 October, 1915.[1]
Vicary was appointed in command of the destroyer Locust on 30 March, 1918.[2]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in November 1918, for showing "promptness and judgment when attacking and finally destroying the enemy submarine with depth charges on the 31 May, 1918."[3]
Vicary was demobilised on 25 February 1919, postdated to 8 July.[4]
Vicary was placed on the Retired List owing to non-sea service on 4 August, 1922.[5]
Vicary was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) on 1 October, 1923.[6]
World War II
Mobilised to work in D.E.M.S..
Retirement & Death
Vicary retired to live at 12, Grouville Park, Grouville, Jersey in the Channel Islands. He died on 9 February 1969.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Oswald C. M. Barry |
Captain of H.M.S. Rattler Feb, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by George ff. H. Lloyd |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 8 Oct, 1917[9][10] – 3 Apr, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by William A. Herlihy |
| Preceded by William L. Pope |
Captain of H.M.S. Locust 3 Apr, 1918[12] – 21 Feb, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 834.
- ↑ Ancestry.com (pay to view). UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ findmypast.co.uk (pay to view). England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399u.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
- ↑ Vicary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/145. f. 145.
