Graham Francis Winstanley Wilson
Captain (retired) Graham Francis Winstanley Wilson, D.S.O., R.N. (23 October, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Woking, the son of Reverend F. Wilson. Wilson apparently did not receive training at Britannia.
Wilson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 February, 1908.
Wilson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 107 on 30 January, 1912.[1] Wilson was diagnosed with venereal disease, inclusing syphilis type II during his time in T.B. 107. Except for a brief period that first summer for the annual manoeuvres, in which he was loaned to the armoured cruiser Sutlej, his first command would prove uncommonly long in duration, lasting until 2 June, 1914 when he moved on to the Marlborough of the First Battle Squadron.
Wilson was ordered from Marlborough on 6 September 1915, and after a day in limbo he was appointed to the sweeping sloop Zinnia, to take command upon her commissioning. He would command her throughout the war, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 29 February, 1916.
Wilson was awarded a D.S.O. for his work in engaging an enemy submarine on 8 May, 1917.
Wilson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.
Wilson was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy from 25 April, 1924 to 12 June, 1926.
Wilson was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 21 November, 1932.
World War II
Wilson was appointed in command of the troop transport Vandyck and granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939. She was sunk by German dive bombers on 10 June, 1944 and Wilson was captured along with most of the crew when they came ashore. He was released in 1945.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry Purdy |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 30 Jan, 1912[2] – 2 Jun, 1914 |
Succeeded by Gerald H. Thomson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Zinnia 7 Sep, 1915[3] – 17 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by Keith R. Farquharson |
| Preceded by Reginald S. Triggs |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicero 17 May, 1919[4] – 8 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ernest K. Irving |
Captain of H.M.S. Clematis 8 Jul, 1919 – 2 Jul, 1920 |
Succeeded by Reginald B. C. Hutchinson |
| Preceded by Ronald C. Mayne |
Captain of H.M.S. Rosemary 18 Oct, 1928[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Claude C. Dobson |
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury Feb, 1931[6] – 1 Jan, 1932 |
Succeeded by Harold T. C. Walker |
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