Norman Albert Gustave Ohlenschlager
Commander Norman Albert Gustave Ohlenschlager, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (12 February, 1890 – 17 January, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ohlenschlager passed out of Britannia with two and a half months additional seniority on 15 September 1906 and was immediately appointed to Prince of Wales. In August 1907, he joined the battleship Venerable in the Mediterranean.
Ohlenschlager was slightly wounded in the right hand by a pistol accident on 1 June 1908 aboard Venerable, obliging the ship to have to proceed to Queenstown to land him for medical attention. He was discharged from Plymouth Hospital on 10 July and placed back on the books of his ship at full pay, no days having been lost – suggesting perhaps this was not an accident for which he was to blame. He was not fully fit, however, before 10 November, 1908.[1]
On 18 November 1911 he was appointed to Scorpion, which collided later that month with the Danish schooner Fryn (?). Ohlenschlager was cautioned to be more careful in future.[2]
Ohlenschlager was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1912. On 24 July, he was admitted to Haslar with rubella. He was discharged at his own request five days later.[3]
Ohlenschlager was appointed in command of the destroyer Lizard on 15 October, 1916.[4] On 5 November, she collided with Garland and Ohlenschlager was informed that he was at fault for not keeping a better lookout before altering course to port.[5]
Ohlenschlager was awarded a D.S.O. for displaying "great skill and gallantry in handling ship in the presence of a superior enemy force" during the Battle of Imbros in January 1918, even though he was unable to close to torpedo range against the Goeben and Breslau which were now operating under Ottoman auspices.
Post-War
On 17 December, 1919, Ohlenschlager was appointed in command of the submarine Sirdar.[6]
Ohlenschlager was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1920.[7]
Ohlenschlager was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 13 February, 1933.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly 11 Feb, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Gerald N. Jones |
| Preceded by Edward Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Lizard 15 Oct, 1916[10] – 1919[Inference] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ernald G. H. Master |
Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar 17 Dec, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by John W. Durnford |
| Preceded by Alexander L. Fletcher |
Captain of H.M.S. Violent 15 Dec, 1922[12] |
Succeeded by Joseph H. L. Yorke |
| Preceded by Joseph H. L. Yorke |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanessa 8 Jan, 1924[13] |
Succeeded by Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 833.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 368-70.
- ↑ Ohlenschlager Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/275. f. 645.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 833.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 836.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
