Robert Amcotts Wilson

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Captain (retired) Robert Amcotts Wilson, D.S.O., R.N. (25 June, 1882 – ) served in the Royal Navy. His middle name may be Amcott.

Life & Career

Wilson passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 with the lowest score of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 989 marks.[1]

Wilson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.[2]

After being superseded in command of the destroyer Sheldrake, Wilson was appointed for training in "Airship Work" in March 1913. In June he was assigned to Airship No. 4 as Flying Officer. On 1 October 1913 he was made a Flight Commander.[3]

Great War

Wilson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[4]

Wilson was awarded a D.S.O. for his services in connection with the destruction of the German light cruiser Königsberg on 6 and 11 July, 1915.

Wilson was investigated by a Court of Enquiry on 4 November, 1916 probing deficiencies in stores of H.M.S. Mersey. He was found remiss in not resolving the matter earlier, and that his employment of a G. Goodman, R.N.R., as captain's clerk contributed to a breach of King's Regulations.[5]

In 1919, Wilson received an extension to an earlier request to reside in the United States. He would be there for fully twenty years, being placed on the Retired List at his own request on 23 September, 1920.[6]

Wilson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 25 June, 1924.[7]

World War II

Wilson was appointed in command of the yacht Lady Shahrazad from 9 September 1939 to 1 October, 1939.

Wilson was appointed in command of the armed yacht Coila from 2 October, 1939 to 20 October, 1940.

He reverted to the Retired List on 1 May 1945.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James W. G. Innes
Captain of H.M.S. Thorn
23 Mar, 1908[9][10] – Sep, 1909[11]
Succeeded by
George H. I. Parker
Preceded by
Louis H. Crozier
Captain of H.M.S. Vulture
Sep, 1909[12][13] – 26 Jan, 1910[14]
Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
George H. I. Parker
Captain of H.M.S. Thorn
24 Jan, 1910[15] – 17 Mar, 1910[16]
Succeeded by
William S. Hargreaves
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Stour
17 Mar, 1910[17] – 4 Mar, 1911[18]
Succeeded by
Francis E. H. G. Hobart
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Sheldrake
16 May, 1911[19][20] – 20 Dec, 1912[21]
Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Mersey
5 Aug, 1914[22] – 24 Jul, 1917
Succeeded by
Leonard G. Garbett

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
  2. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  3. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  4. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  5. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  6. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  7. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  8. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  9. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 386.
  11. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  12. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 396.
  14. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  15. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  16. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  17. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  18. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  19. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  20. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 376.
  21. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/62. f. 266.
  22. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395q.