Difference between revisions of "Gerald Aylmer Wilson"
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| − | '''Gerald Aylmer Wilson''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Gerald Aylmer Wilson''', R.N. (23 March, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | The son of a solicitor, J. G. Wilson. | |
| − | Wilson was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Wilson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908. |
| − | Wilson was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Wilson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916. |
| − | Wilson was | + | In December 1917, Wilson was appointed to a course in mining. Upon completion of the course in February, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Aurora}} as first officer. This lasted only until be was appointed to ''Egmont'', additional for charge of a Hydrophone Training School on 5 March, 1918. He left there whenhe was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aphis|f=t}} on 28 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 730}} |
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| − | + | Having recently suffered from neurasthenia, Wilson was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 14 April, 1919. | |
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| + | Wilson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 23 March, 1926. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Bayley|James Bayley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aphis (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aphis'']]'''<br>28 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 730}} – 1 Mar, 1919 | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Bayley|James Bayley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aphis (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aphis'']]'''<br>28 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 730}} – 1 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Prescott Franklin|Cyril P. Franklin]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Gerald Aylmer Wilson, R.N. (23 March, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a solicitor, J. G. Wilson.
Wilson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.
Wilson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.
In December 1917, Wilson was appointed to a course in mining. Upon completion of the course in February, 1918, he was appointed to Aurora as first officer. This lasted only until be was appointed to Egmont, additional for charge of a Hydrophone Training School on 5 March, 1918. He left there whenhe was appointed in command of the gunboat Aphis on 28 June, 1918.[1]
Having recently suffered from neurasthenia, Wilson was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 14 April, 1919.
Wilson was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 23 March, 1926.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Butterfly 4 Aug, 1915[2] – Dec, 1917 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James Bayley |
Captain of H.M.S. Aphis 28 Jun, 1918[3] – 1 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Cyril P. Franklin |
Footnotes
