Walter Michael Knowles

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Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Walter Michael Knowles, R.D., R.N.R. (2 June, 1878 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Knowles was fluent in German, and spoke some French and Spanish.[1]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 17 February, 1908.[2]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 17 February, 1916. He would be cautioned to exercise more care following a collision between Violet and a tug, and then Court Martialed and dismissed the ship after stranding her.[3]

Demobilised on 20 September 1919, Knowles was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 2 June, 1923. A step in rank was not recommended.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. McClelland
Captain of H.M. T.B. 101
9 May, 1915[5] – 21 Jan, 1916[6]
Succeeded by
Percy Froud
Preceded by
Archibald C. Bucknell
Captain of H.M.S. Violet
21 Jan, 1916[7] – 23 May, 1916[8]
Succeeded by
Frederick T. Groome
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Truro
15 Apr, 1919[9] – 14 Jun, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
Ernest R. Maycock

Footnotes

  1. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  2. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  3. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  4. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  5. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  6. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  7. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  8. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  9. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  10. Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.