Oliver Richard Wace

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Commander (retired) Oliver Richard Wace (23 August, 1890 – 9 September, 1932) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Shrewsbury.

It appears that Wace entered Royal Naval College, Dartmouth directly – part of the Royal Navy's transition from training new cadets in H.M.S. Britannia as the new scheme was being primed.[1][Fact Check]

Wace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1912.[2]

Wace was appointed in command of the destroyer Success on 9 June, 1919.[3] He would ground her in 1920 after she'd become H.M.A.S. Success in what a Court of Enquiry would consider a a lack of judgment and seamanship on his part. Wace apparently commanded the destroyer until he was placed on the Retired List on 8 November, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1920. In 1921 he was granted permission to reside in Australia.[4]

Wace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 August, 1930.[5]

He died at age 42 on 9 September, 1932 at Fieldside, London Road, Shrewsbury. "No mourning, by his request".[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry V. Hudson
Captain of H.M.S. Success
9 Jun, 1919[7]
Succeeded by
Charles G. P. Jones

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 22, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37897.
  2. Wace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/19. f. 19.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.
  4. Wace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/19. f. 19.
  5. Wace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/19. f. 19.
  6. "Deaths." The Times (London, England), 12 Sept. 1932, p. 1.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.