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'''William Wilson''', D.S.C., R.N.R. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''William Wilson''', D.S.C., R.N.R. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
He is not the same man as the older Vice-Admiral [[William Wilson]].
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He is not the same man as the older Vice-Admiral [[William Wilson]].  His page title bears a "(b)" to disambiguate the two.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Wilson was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting {{LieutRNR}} on 28 August, 1915.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/41/576.|}} f. 296.</ref>
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In January, 1917, he was lent to {{UK-Godetia}} to be in charge of the {{UK-MSF|4}}.  He remained there until being ordered to report to the Admiralty on 30 April, 1917.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/41/576.|}} f. 296.</ref>
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Wilson was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} on 19 June, 1917.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/41/576.|}} f. 296.</ref>
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Demobilised 11 December 1919.<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/41/576.|}} f. 296.</ref>
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Revision as of 13:13, 27 March 2021

Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. William Wilson, D.S.C., R.N.R. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

He is not the same man as the older Vice-Admiral William Wilson. His page title bears a "(b)" to disambiguate the two.

Life & Career

Wilson was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. on 28 August, 1915.[1]

In January, 1917, he was lent to Godetia to be in charge of the Fourth Minesweeping Flotilla. He remained there until being ordered to report to the Admiralty on 30 April, 1917.[2]

Wilson was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 19 June, 1917.[3]

Demobilised 11 December 1919.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Cattistock
7 Jun, 1917[5]
Succeeded by
Tom B. Storey
Preceded by
William H. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Fareham
11 Feb, 1919[6]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/576. f. 296.
  2. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/576. f. 296.
  3. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/576. f. 296.
  4. Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/41/576. f. 296.
  5. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392g.
  6. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 792.