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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Walter John Tite Saunders''', D.S.O. (15 January, 1862 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].  He would be spoken of in glowing terms in his Service Record.
  
 
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Passed for navigator in first class ships with a 2nd class certificate on 21 October 1902.<ref>Saunders Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/9.|}} f. 9.</ref>
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Saunders was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 March, 1906 but dated 1 April.
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In September 1914, he was appointed in command of the yacht [[H.M.S. Rhouma (1893)|''Rhouma'']].  In May 1915 he moved to command the yacht [[H.M.S. Lorna (1904)|''Lorna'']].  On 17 December 1915 he was appoonted in charge of an armed Drifter Flotilla, where he remained until March, 1919.<ref>Saunders Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/9.|}} f. 9.</ref>
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In September 1917, the Admiralty thanked Saunders for recovering an enemy mine.  He served as Senior Officer, Ramsgate from March, 1919 until he was reverted to the Retired List on 14 October 1919 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in recognition of services rendered during the war, effective 11 November, 1918.<ref>Saunders Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/137/9.|}} f. 9.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Walter John Tite Saunders, D.S.O. (15 January, 1862 – ) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. He would be spoken of in glowing terms in his Service Record.

Life & Career

After serving in the R.N.R., Saunders entered the Royal Navy at the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1895.[1]

Passed for navigator in first class ships with a 2nd class certificate on 21 October 1902.[2]

Saunders was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander on 29 March, 1906 but dated 1 April.

In September 1914, he was appointed in command of the yacht Rhouma. In May 1915 he moved to command the yacht Lorna. On 17 December 1915 he was appoonted in charge of an armed Drifter Flotilla, where he remained until March, 1919.[3]

In September 1917, the Admiralty thanked Saunders for recovering an enemy mine. He served as Senior Officer, Ramsgate from March, 1919 until he was reverted to the Retired List on 14 October 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Captain in recognition of services rendered during the war, effective 11 November, 1918.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter L. Allen 		Senior Naval Officer, Ramsgate
21 Mar, 1919[5] – 14 Oct, 1919[6] 		Succeeded by
William R. Phillimore

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.
  2. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.
  3. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.
  4. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.
  5. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.
  6. ↑ Saunders Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/9. f. 9.

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