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Protracted medical issues afflicted him in the early 1930s, but he was declared fit for flying duties again in August, 1933.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref>
Protracted medical issues afflicted him in the early 1930s, but he was declared fit for flying duties again in August, 1933.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref>


Boucher completed a refresher course in deck landing at Gosport in May, 1935.  He was loaned to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] later in the 1930s.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref>
Boucher completed a refresher course in deck landing at Gosport in May, 1935.  He was loaned to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for two years, commencing on 3 March, 1939.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 435.</ref>
==World War II==
Boucher was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the following day.  A request to be placed on the list of active flag officers was refused.<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 435.</ref>
 
He was appointed to the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 22 September, 1943, to serve in the rank of {{Com2RN}}, R.N.R..<ref>Boucher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 435.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 13:02, 9 July 2015

Rear-Admiral Maitland Walter Sabine Boucher, D.S.O., Royal Navy (19 December, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Boucher was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Boucher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1909.[1] He earned his qualification for navigational duties on 9 June, 1911.[2]

He married Vera Hasler Helby at the Parish Church in Alverstoke, Hants on 27 January, 1912.[3]

On 15 February, 1913, he was appointed to the torpedo gunboat Halcyon to serve as her navigating officer.[4]

Great War

Boucher fought in Halcyon until 11 February, 1915 when he was appointed to Lowestoft as navigating officer.[5]

He was awarded the Shadwell Testimonial Prize in 1917.[6]

Boucher was superseded in Lowestoft in November, 1917 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1917. On 1 March, 1918, he was appointed to Leviathan to be her navigator. He remained there until the end of 1918.[7]

Post-War

He qualified for command of T.B.Ds. on 23 March, 1922.[8]

Boucher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[9]

Boucher became active in aviation, applying to take Part II of flying instruction instruction in January, 1925, awaiting improved health before tackling Part I. However, he was hospitalised with scarlet fever in early 1925 and was not found fit until 12 March. He was intensively flying before the year was out, being lent to the R.A.F. for instruction in "Air Matters" in May. It was recommended that he be instructed in how to conduct deck landings, and completed a preliminary course in this on 12 February, 1926. He applied to have a "(P)" designation next to his name in The Navy List to denote airplane pilot, but was denied this distinction at this early juncture. On 12 November, 1925 he was lent to the Air Ministry.[10]

In 1928, Boucher was blamed for the loss of a pinnace from Argus. It was felt that he should not have employed the small craft in the prevailing weather conditions.[11]

Boucher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[12] Boucher was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in December, 1931.

Protracted medical issues afflicted him in the early 1930s, but he was declared fit for flying duties again in August, 1933.[13]

Boucher completed a refresher course in deck landing at Gosport in May, 1935. He was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy for two years, commencing on 3 March, 1939.[14]

World War II

Boucher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the following day. A request to be placed on the list of active flag officers was refused.[15]

He was appointed to the Liverpool Convoy Pool on 22 September, 1943, to serve in the rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R..[16]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Norman A. Wodehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
Dec, 1931[17] 		Succeeded by
Arthur M. Peters

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
  2. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  3. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  4. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  5. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  6. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  7. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  8. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  9. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  10. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  11. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  12. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  13. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  14. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
  15. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 435.
  16. ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 435.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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