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'''Rupert Stanley Gwatkin-Williams''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Rupert Stanley Williams''' (2 February, 1875 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  He altered his last name to '''Rupert Stanley Gwatkin-Williams''' on 9 November, 1903.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Williams gained a considerable twelve months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1890.  He was first appointed to the {{UK-Imperieuse|f=c}} on the China Station on 27 January, 1891.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Williams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 June, 1896.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Gwatkin-Williams was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>
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Upon being superseded in command of {{UK-Seal}} on 14 March, 1909, Gwatkin-Williams was appointed to ''President'' for service with the Queenstown Coast Guard.  he would still be there when he elected to retire at his own request on 30 June, 1912, having refused permission to accept the rank of Captain.  He was superseded in his Coast Guard appointment in September.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Gwatkin-Williams was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Tara|f=t}} in August, 1914.  She was sunk under his command by {{DE-U35}} near Egypt.  Gwatkin-Williams was taken prisoner along with his crew and eventually placed under the watch of Arabs.  On 14 March, 1916 they were rescued at Bir Hakeim by the Duke of Westminster's armoured car brigade.
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Gwatkin-Williams was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 6 April, 1916.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* Gwatkin-Williams, Captain R.S.. (c. 1921) ''Prisoners of the Red Desert, Being a Full and True History of the Men of the Tara''. Thornton Butterworth, LTD, London.
 
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Revision as of 15:43, 3 November 2016

Captain (retired) Rupert Stanley Williams (2 February, 1875 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He altered his last name to Rupert Stanley Gwatkin-Williams on 9 November, 1903.

Life & Career

Williams gained a considerable twelve months time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1890. He was first appointed to the Imperieuse Class armoured cruiser Imperieuse on the China Station on 27 January, 1891.[1]

Williams was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 June, 1896.[2]

Gwatkin-Williams was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.[3]

Upon being superseded in command of Seal on 14 March, 1909, Gwatkin-Williams was appointed to President for service with the Queenstown Coast Guard. he would still be there when he elected to retire at his own request on 30 June, 1912, having refused permission to accept the rank of Captain. He was superseded in his Coast Guard appointment in September.[4]

Great War

Gwatkin-Williams was appointed in command of the armed boarding steamer Tara in August, 1914. She was sunk under his command by U 35 near Egypt. Gwatkin-Williams was taken prisoner along with his crew and eventually placed under the watch of Arabs. On 14 March, 1916 they were rescued at Bir Hakeim by the Duke of Westminster's armoured car brigade.

Gwatkin-Williams was promoted to the rank of Captain on 6 April, 1916.[5]

See Also

  • Service Records
  • Gwatkin-Williams, Captain R.S.. (c. 1921) Prisoners of the Red Desert, Being a Full and True History of the Men of the Tara. Thornton Butterworth, LTD, London.
  • Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
15 Sep, 1904[6]
Succeeded by
Percy L. H. Noble
Preceded by
Thomas N. James
Captain of H.M.S. Zebra
1 Nov, 1906[7]
Succeeded by
Leonard W. Patch
Preceded by
Harold V. Dundas
Captain of H.M.S. Seal
15 Jun, 1908[8]
Succeeded by
George J. Todd
Preceded by
Harry H. Smyth
Captain of H.M.S. Intrepid
25 May, 1916[9]
Succeeded by
Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams
Preceded by
Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams
Captain of H.M.S. Intrepid
31 Mar, 1917[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle
Apr, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
Edwin M. Palmer

Footnotes

  1. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  2. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  3. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  4. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  5. Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 368.
  7. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 398.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 374.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395l.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394s.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 992.

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