William Eric Banks
From The Dreadnought Project
Captain William Eric Banks, C.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., (17 July, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
A special entry to the Royal Navy on 25 October, 1918.
Banks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1923.
Banks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1931.
Banks was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 June, 1937.
World War II
Banks was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1942.
When Bonaventure grounded on 6 February 1943, a Court of Enquiry faulted Banks.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gilbert P. Claridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Perseus 10 Jan, 1935[1] |
Succeeded by Peter Q. Roberts |
| Preceded by Hugo M. C. Ionides |
Captain of H.M.S. Clyde 21 Feb, 1938[2] – 3 Feb, 1940[3] |
Succeeded by Richard L. S. Gaisford |
| Preceded by Philip Ruck-Keene as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla |
Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla c. 1938 |
Succeeded by Sydney M. Raw |
| Preceded by Harold G. Bowerman |
Captain of H.M.S. Douglas Feb, 1941[4] – 20 Apr, 1942[5] |
Succeeded by Robert B. S. Tennant |
| Preceded by Stephen H. Norris |
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake 4 May, 1942[6] – 1 Sep, 1942[7] |
Succeeded by Eric H. Tilden |
| Preceded by Francis J. Butler |
Captain of H.M.S. Achilles Jan, 1946[8] – 1947[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
