Difference between revisions of "Reginald Francis Morice"

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Captain (retired) Reginald Francis Morice, C.B.E. (13 June, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

The son of a retired Captain of the Royal Engineers.

Morice was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1916, adjusted from an initial date of 15 May.

He was appointed in temporary command of the German submarine U 152 from 28 December 1918 until 24 January, 1919.^[1]

Morice commanded a submarine which appears to be L 4, but it perhaps another submarine numbered 4, from 24 January, 1919 to 15 July, 1919.

In 1921, Morice was blamed for an accident at "Z" torpedo tube in Wild Swan. He was warned to be more careful in future.

Morice was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1924.

Morice was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.

Morice was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 13 June, 1944.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse	Captain of H.M.S. Tenedos 13 Aug, 1930^[2] – Apr, 1932	Succeeded by Philip H. Calderon
Preceded by Jack G. Bickford	Captain of H.M.S. Arrow 8 Oct, 1932^[3]	Succeeded by George R. Deverell
Preceded by Alec M. McKillop	Captain of H.M.S. Wanderer 31 Jul, 1939 – 24 May, 1940	Succeeded by John H. Ruck-Keene

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 He was appointed in temporary command of the German submarine [[S.M.S. U 152 (1918)|''U 152'']] from 28 December 1918 until 24 January, 1919.<ref>Morice Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/145.|}} f. 147.</ref>
+Morice commanded a submarine which appears to be {{UK-L4}}, but it perhaps another submarine numbered 4, from 24 January, 1919 to 15 July, 1919.
 In 1921, Morice was blamed for an accident at "Z" torpedo tube in {{UK-WildSwan}}.  He was warned to be more careful in future.