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'''Rudolph Lancelot Wikner''', D.S.C. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{LieutRNR}} (temporary) '''Rudolph Lancelot Wikner''', D.S.C. (23 September, 1886 &ndash; 21 January, 1973)<ref>Death registered in the first quarter of 1973; National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1973.</ref> served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
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Wikner came from Bridlington.  On 14 September 1914 he was appointed to the [[Cromarty Minesweeping Flotilla]] as a Temporary {{SubRNR}}.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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Wikner was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 14 January, 1915.  On the 19th, he was appointed to the trawler ''Stephen Furness''.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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He served in ''Thalia'' from 9 March to 1 December 1916.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 1 January, 1917, "in recognition of [his] bravery and devotion to duty during mine-sweeping operations" during the first six months of 1916.<ref>The National Archives, ''Honour Sheets coded Q-S'' (ref. ADM 171/84); Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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Wikner was appointed to H.M.S. ''Gunner'' on 27 January, 1917 to do duty in {{UK-Cotswold}}, and was appointed in command of ''Cotswold'' on commissioning, on 24 February, 1917. On 4 April 1918 he was again appointed to H.M.S. ''Gunner'', additional, for {{UK-Garth}}, in command.<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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Wikner was demobilised on 24 October 1919.  He was evaluated as "above average", a "good officer but little lacking in knowledge of the service."<ref>Wikner Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/37/536.|}} f. 272.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 21 October 2022

Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Rudolph Lancelot Wikner, D.S.C. (23 September, 1886 – 21 January, 1973)[1] served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Wikner came from Bridlington. On 14 September 1914 he was appointed to the Cromarty Minesweeping Flotilla as a Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R..[2]

Wikner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 14 January, 1915. On the 19th, he was appointed to the trawler Stephen Furness.[3]

He served in Thalia from 9 March to 1 December 1916.[4]

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 1 January, 1917, "in recognition of [his] bravery and devotion to duty during mine-sweeping operations" during the first six months of 1916.[5]

Wikner was appointed to H.M.S. Gunner on 27 January, 1917 to do duty in Cotswold, and was appointed in command of Cotswold on commissioning, on 24 February, 1917. On 4 April 1918 he was again appointed to H.M.S. Gunner, additional, for Garth, in command.[6]

Wikner was demobilised on 24 October 1919. He was evaluated as "above average", a "good officer but little lacking in knowledge of the service."[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Cotswold
24 Feb, 1917[8] – 4 Apr, 1918[9] 		Succeeded by
Archibald H. Douglas
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Garth
4 Apr, 1918[10][11] – 18 Feb, 1919[12] 		Succeeded by
John A. Shuter
Preceded by
Gerald Loe 		Captain of H.M.S. Dorking
12 Apr, 1919[13][14] – 24 Oct, 1919[15] 		Succeeded by
Alfred W. Sprott

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Death registered in the first quarter of 1973; National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1973.
  2. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  3. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  4. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  5. ↑ The National Archives, Honour Sheets coded Q-S (ref. ADM 171/84); Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  6. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  7. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  8. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  9. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  10. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 799.
  12. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  13. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 779.
  15. ↑ Wikner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/37/536. f. 272.

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