Difference between revisions of "Horace Walker"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Update appts)
(renamed shiplink UK-Maori)
(18 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Horace Walker''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
+
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Horace Walker''' (17 March, 1885 – 14 November, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
<!--Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
+
The son of a mining engineer from Sheffield, Walker was granted three and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
  
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
+
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
  
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
+
On 13 January, 1908, Walker was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} to attend a submarine course.  On 27 May 1908, Walker was admitted to Haslar Hospital, suffering from syphilis.  His submarine course ended in July and Walker was sent to {{UK-Blake}}, rather than submarines.  A repeat hospitalisation in June of 1910 prompted Commander [[Harold Escombe]] of {{UK-1Maori|f=p}} to request that Walker be removed from destroyer service in light of his infection.  In August, Escombe noted that Walker was "zealous & means well but dreadfully lacking in tact."  Walker was sent to {{UK-Aboukir}} for the annual manoeuvres and did not return to destroyer work immediately.  In December 1912 Walker was evaluated by [[Charles Samuel Wills]] as being "full of zeal, wantg in tact & personal smartness - not very successful."<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
  
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
+
Walker was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB28|f=t}} on 4 June, 1912,{{NLMar13|p. 399}} and again as Lieutenant in Command on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 400}}
-->
+
Walker was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB28|f=t}} on 4 June, 1912,{{NLMar13|p. 399}} and again as Lieutenant in Command on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 400}}
+
  
Walker was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mindful|f=t}} on 17 April, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 846}}
+
Walker received the Admiralty's displeasure when he took "unnecessary risks" which led to a collision between {{UK-TB28}} and {{UK-TB25}} and {{UK-TB32}} on 25 June, 1914.
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Radstock|f=t}} on 1 October, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920)p. 851.</ref>
+
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Walker Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
  
==See Also==
+
On 26 April, 1915, ''T.B. 28'' grounded and Walker was scolded for having had a coxswain in charge of the ship when a mate and a gunner were available to him.
{{refbegin}}
+
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Walker}}
+
{{refend}}
+
  
==Bibliography==
+
Walker left {{UK-TB28}} in mid 1916, shortly after unsuccessfully applied for command of a rigid airship.  Instead, he was appointed to take command of the {{UK-Peregrine|f=t}}.
{{refbegin}}
+
{{refend}}
+
  
==Service Records==
+
On 5 March 1917, Walker grounded ''Peregrine'' and was faulted for having failed to study a chart of a dangerous area.  He was ordered to be relieved in command, which occurred in mid-April, 1917.  Shortly thereafter, he was placed in command of {{UK-Gladiolus}}.
 +
 
 +
On 12 December, 1917, {{UK-1Wolverine|f=p}} was lost following a collision with the {{UK-Rosemary|f=t}}.  A Court Martial probing the loss considered that the loss of life in the event was greatly reduced by the "very able & seamanlike manner in which Lt. Cdr. Walker placed his ship {{UK-Gladiolus}} alongside ''Wolverine''."<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Walker was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mindful|f=t}} on 17 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 846}}
 +
 
 +
==Post-War==
 +
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Radstock|f=t}} on 1 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 851}}
 +
 
 +
On 13 November 1923, Walker was placed in command of a group of destroyers in reserve, being borne on the books of {{UK-Woolwich}}.  Similar work interspersed with unpaid time carried him into late 1926, when he found himself briefly in {{UK-MarshalSoult}} and {{UK-Castor}}.  After being superseded in March, Walker was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 June, 1927.<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
 +
 
 +
==World War II==
 +
Despite the fact that he was suffering from a slight heart disability, Walker was called up in December 1939 and placed in charge of Immingham.  In 1941, he was appointed to ''Quebec'', additional, as Maintenance Commander vice the sick [[John Bertram Aubrey Marsden-Smedley]].  On 8 March 1944, Walker was appointed in command of the escort carrier [[H.M.S. Archer (1939)|''Archer'']] vice [[Henry Ellis Bickley|Bickley]].<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>
 +
 
 +
==See Also==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
 +
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Walker}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 28 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 28]]'''<br>4 Jun, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 399}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Horace Walker|Horace Walker]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Joseph Woodward|Hugh J. Woodward]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 1 (1906)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 1]]'''<br>28 Dec, 1911<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref> &ndash; 4 Jun, 1912<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|Francis E. H. G. Hobart]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Horace Walker|Horace Walker]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 28 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 28]]'''<br>29 Jul, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 401}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Thomas Alexander Bunbury|Charles T. A. Bunbury]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Percival Bowles|Guy P. Bowles]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 28 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 28]]'''<br>4 Jun, 1912<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLDec13|p. 400}} &ndash; 21 Jun, 1916<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Thomas Alexander Bunbury|Charles T. A. Bunbury]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peregrine (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peregrine'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''n''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Crause Bomford|Maurice C. Bomford]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peregrine (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peregrine'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1916<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 396''n''}} &ndash; 13 Apr, 1917<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maurice Crause Bomford|Maurice C. Bomford]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley|John J. C. Ridley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mindful (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mindful'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 846}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Boyd Coppin|Frederic B. Coppin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gladiolus (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gladiolus'']]'''<br>15 May, 1917 &ndash; 16 Apr, 1918<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Hawtrey Deane|Ralph H. Deane]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Radstock (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Radstock'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 851}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Ouchterlony Barron|John O. Barron]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mindful (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mindful'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1918<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 846}} &ndash; 29 Jan, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Musketeer (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Musketeer'']]'''<br>29 Jan, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref> &ndash; 1 Oct, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Henry Jauncey|John H. Jauncey]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Radstock (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Radstock'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 851}} &ndash; 3 Oct, 1921<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/254.| D7604351}} f. 137.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Theobald Walsh Church|Edward T. W. Church]]'''}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
Line 44: Line 54:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Horace}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Horace}}
  
{{CatPerson|UK||}}
+
{{CatPerson|UK|1885|1955}}
 +
{{CatComm|UK}}
 +
{{CatBritannia|January, 1900}}

Revision as of 15:50, 13 November 2017

Commander (retired) Horace Walker (17 March, 1885 – 14 November, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a mining engineer from Sheffield, Walker was granted three and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia.[1]

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.[2]

On 13 January, 1908, Walker was appointed to Mercury to attend a submarine course. On 27 May 1908, Walker was admitted to Haslar Hospital, suffering from syphilis. His submarine course ended in July and Walker was sent to Blake, rather than submarines. A repeat hospitalisation in June of 1910 prompted Commander Harold Escombe of H.M.S. Maori to request that Walker be removed from destroyer service in light of his infection. In August, Escombe noted that Walker was "zealous & means well but dreadfully lacking in tact." Walker was sent to Aboukir for the annual manoeuvres and did not return to destroyer work immediately. In December 1912 Walker was evaluated by Charles Samuel Wills as being "full of zeal, wantg in tact & personal smartness - not very successful."[3]

Walker was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 28 on 4 June, 1912,[4] and again as Lieutenant in Command on 29 July, 1914.[5]

Walker received the Admiralty's displeasure when he took "unnecessary risks" which led to a collision between T.B. 28 and T.B. 25 and T.B. 32 on 25 June, 1914.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.[6]

On 26 April, 1915, T.B. 28 grounded and Walker was scolded for having had a coxswain in charge of the ship when a mate and a gunner were available to him.

Walker left T.B. 28 in mid 1916, shortly after unsuccessfully applied for command of a rigid airship. Instead, he was appointed to take command of the destroyer Peregrine.

On 5 March 1917, Walker grounded Peregrine and was faulted for having failed to study a chart of a dangerous area. He was ordered to be relieved in command, which occurred in mid-April, 1917. Shortly thereafter, he was placed in command of Gladiolus.

On 12 December, 1917, H.M.S. Wolverine was lost following a collision with the sweeping sloop Rosemary. A Court Martial probing the loss considered that the loss of life in the event was greatly reduced by the "very able & seamanlike manner in which Lt. Cdr. Walker placed his ship Gladiolus alongside Wolverine."[7]

Walker was appointed in command of the destroyer Mindful on 17 April, 1918.[8]

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Radstock on 1 October, 1919.[9]

On 13 November 1923, Walker was placed in command of a group of destroyers in reserve, being borne on the books of Woolwich. Similar work interspersed with unpaid time carried him into late 1926, when he found himself briefly in Marshal Soult and Castor. After being superseded in March, Walker was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 1 June, 1927.[10]

World War II

Despite the fact that he was suffering from a slight heart disability, Walker was called up in December 1939 and placed in charge of Immingham. In 1941, he was appointed to Quebec, additional, as Maintenance Commander vice the sick John Bertram Aubrey Marsden-Smedley. On 8 March 1944, Walker was appointed in command of the escort carrier Archer vice Bickley.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh J. Woodward
Captain of H.M. T.B. 1
28 Dec, 1911[12] – 4 Jun, 1912[13]
Succeeded by
Francis E. H. G. Hobart
Preceded by
Guy P. Bowles
Captain of H.M. T.B. 28
4 Jun, 1912[14][15] – 21 Jun, 1916[16]
Succeeded by
Charles T. A. Bunbury
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Peregrine
29 Jun, 1916[17][18] – 13 Apr, 1917[19]
Succeeded by
Maurice C. Bomford
Preceded by
Frederic B. Coppin
Captain of H.M.S. Gladiolus
15 May, 1917 – 16 Apr, 1918[20]
Succeeded by
Ralph H. Deane
Preceded by
John O. Barron
Captain of H.M.S. Mindful
17 Apr, 1918[21][22] – 29 Jan, 1919[23]
Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Preceded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Captain of H.M.S. Musketeer
29 Jan, 1919[24] – 1 Oct, 1919[25]
Succeeded by
John H. Jauncey
Preceded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Captain of H.M.S. Radstock
1 Oct, 1919[26][27] – 3 Oct, 1921[28]
Succeeded by
Edward T. W. Church

Footnotes

  1. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  2. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  3. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  6. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  7. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
  10. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  11. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  12. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  13. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  14. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  16. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  17. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  18. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
  19. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  20. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  21. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  22. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
  23. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  24. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  25. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  26. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.
  27. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
  28. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. D7604351 ADM 196/49/254. f. 137.