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{{CaptRN}} '''George Arthur Wallace Voelcker''', (26 October, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''George Arthur Wallace Voelcker''', (26 October, 1898 – 23 October, 1943) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  One of his Service Records has "Wallace" as "Wallis".
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Voelcker passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and was appointed to the pre-dreadnought {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=t}}, and participated in the ship's 2nd [illeg] boat during the Gallipoli landing of 25 April, 1915.  When the ''Prince of Wales'' paid off on 5 April, 1917, he went to Portsmouth for a ten-day Torpedo Control Course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}.  He next served in the {{UK-Legion|f=t}} from 17 May, to 5 November.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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Having applied to serve in submarines in October, 1917, Voelcker was sent to {{UK-Dolphin}} for two and a half months instruction in submarines.  Through the rest of the waer, he served in submarines attached to {{UK-Vulcan}} and ''Dolphin'', including {{UK-N1}}, {{UK-C20}} and {{UK-H4}}.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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Voelcker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1919.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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Voelcker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1927.  When his command of {{UK-L53}} expired in late 1928, he was loaned to serve in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for two years, taking passage in ''Canberra''.  When he reverted to R.N. service in October 1930, he took a submarine course in {{UK-Alecto|f=p}} and then was appointed in command of the {{UK-Perseus|f=t}}.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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Voelcker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Voelcker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1939.<ref>Voelcker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>
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Voelcker was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Charybdis (1940)|''Charybdis'']] on 27 June 1942, vice [[Lachlan Donald Mackintosh|Mackintosh]].  He was killed, along with over 80% of the crew when she was sunk by German torpeod boats off Britanny.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 11 April 2023

Captain George Arthur Wallace Voelcker, (26 October, 1898 – 23 October, 1943) served in the Royal Navy. One of his Service Records has "Wallace" as "Wallis".

Life & Career

Voelcker passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and was appointed to the pre-dreadnought battleship Prince of Wales, and participated in the ship's 2nd [illeg] boat during the Gallipoli landing of 25 April, 1915. When the Prince of Wales paid off on 5 April, 1917, he went to Portsmouth for a ten-day Torpedo Control Course at H.M.S. Vernon. He next served in the destroyer Legion from 17 May, to 5 November.[1]

Having applied to serve in submarines in October, 1917, Voelcker was sent to Dolphin for two and a half months instruction in submarines. Through the rest of the waer, he served in submarines attached to Vulcan and Dolphin, including N 1, C 20 and H 4.[2]

Voelcker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1919.[3]

Voelcker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1927. When his command of L 53 expired in late 1928, he was loaned to serve in the Royal Australian Navy for two years, taking passage in Canberra. When he reverted to R.N. service in October 1930, he took a submarine course in H.M.S. Alecto and then was appointed in command of the submarine Perseus.[4]

Voelcker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[5]

World War II

Voelcker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1939.[6]

Voelcker was appointed in command of Charybdis on 27 June 1942, vice Mackintosh. He was killed, along with over 80% of the crew when she was sunk by German torpeod boats off Britanny.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Tom B. Okell 		Captain of H.M.S. H 48
15 Dec, 1923[7][8] – 3 Dec, 1924[9] 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Murphy
Preceded by
Alastair S. Cumming 		Captain of H.M.S. L 53
20 Nov, 1926[10][11] – 15 Nov, 1928[12] 		Succeeded by
John H. Macnair
Preceded by
John H. Macnair 		Captain of H.M.S. Perseus
30 Oct, 1930[13] – 4 Dec, 1932 		Succeeded by
Gilbert P. Claridge
Preceded by
Thomas J. T. C. Jenks 		Captain of H.M.S. L 23
10 Aug, 1933[14][15] – 1935[16] 		Succeeded by
Bertram W. Taylor
Preceded by
Jocelyn S. Bethell 		Naval Officer in Command, Blyth
28 Apr, 1940[17] – 1 Mar, 1941[18] 		Succeeded by
Eric J. Shelley
Preceded by
Jocelyn S. Bethell 		Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
28 Apr, 1940[19] – 1 Mar, 1941[20] 		Succeeded by
Gilbert P. Claridge
Preceded by
Oliver L. Gordon 		Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone
10 Mar, 1941[21] – 26 Jun, 1942[22] 		Succeeded by
George B. H. Fawkes
Preceded by
George B. H. Fawkes
as Commander (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla 		Captain (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla
1 Apr, 1941[23] – 5 Jul, 1942[24][25] 		Succeeded by
George B. H. Fawkes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  2. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  3. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  4. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  5. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  6. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  7. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
  9. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  10. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  12. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 260.
  14. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
  16. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  17. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  18. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  19. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  20. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  21. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
  24. ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 83.
  25. ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.

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