Difference between revisions of "Basil James Carlisle Wise"
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| − | + | After serving twnety months aboard the {{UK-Hood|f=t}}, Wise was appointed to the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} on 17 May 1929. | |
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| + | He was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 16 January, 1931. On 3 March, he was sent to Haslar Hospital with acute appendicitis. He was declared fit on 10 April. On 8 July 1931, he declared that he wanted to serve in the [Fleet Air Arm]]. | ||
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Wise was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 16 May, 1933.{{NLMay39|p. 88}} | Wise was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 16 May, 1933.{{NLMay39|p. 88}} | ||
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Wise was appointed to the {{UK-Argus|f=t}} on 28 December, 1938.{{NLMay39|p. 256}} | Wise was appointed to the {{UK-Argus|f=t}} on 28 December, 1938.{{NLMay39|p. 256}} | ||
| − | He died when {{UK-Glorious}} was sunk on 8 June, 1940.<ref>"Deaths." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jun 07, 1941; pg. 1; Issue 48946.</ref> | + | He died at age 30 when {{UK-Glorious}} was sunk on 8 June, 1940.<ref>"Deaths." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jun 07, 1941; pg. 1; Issue 48946.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 8 September 2020
Lieutenant Basil James Carlisle Wise, (4 January, 1910 – 8 June, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
After serving twnety months aboard the battlecruiser Hood, Wise was appointed to the battlecruiser Tiger on 17 May 1929.
He was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 16 January, 1931. On 3 March, he was sent to Haslar Hospital with acute appendicitis. He was declared fit on 10 April. On 8 July 1931, he declared that he wanted to serve in the [Fleet Air Arm]].
Wise was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 16 May, 1933.[1]
He was awarded the Robert Roxburgh Memorial Prize for being the Naval Cadet who obtained the highest place in the grand aggregate of marks in the Passing Out Examination at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He was also awarded the Henry Leigh Carslake Prize for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the Fleet Air Arm.
Wise was appointed to the aircraft carrier Argus on 28 December, 1938.[2]
He died at age 30 when Glorious was sunk on 8 June, 1940.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 256.
- ↑ "Deaths." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 07, 1941; pg. 1; Issue 48946.
