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'''Walter Michael Knowles''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
{{LCommRNR}} (retired) '''Walter Michael Knowles''', R.D., R.N.R. (2 June, 1878 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Knowles was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 17 February, 1916.  He would be cautioned to exercise more care following a collision between {{UK-Violet}} and a tug, and then Court Martialed and dismissed the ship after stranding her.<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/172.|}} f. 172.</ref>
 
Demobilised on 20 September 1919, Knowles was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 2 June, 1923.  A step in rank was not recommended.<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/172.|}} f. 172.</ref>


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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 27 April 2022

Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Walter Michael Knowles, R.D., R.N.R. (2 June, 1878 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Knowles was fluent in German, and spoke some French and Spanish.[1]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 17 February, 1908.[2]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 17 February, 1916. He would be cautioned to exercise more care following a collision between Violet and a tug, and then Court Martialed and dismissed the ship after stranding her.[3]

Demobilised on 20 September 1919, Knowles was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 2 June, 1923. A step in rank was not recommended.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. McClelland 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 101
9 May, 1915[5] – 21 Jan, 1916[6] 		Succeeded by
Percy Froud
Preceded by
Archibald C. Bucknell 		Captain of H.M.S. Violet
21 Jan, 1916[7] – 23 May, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Frederick T. Groome
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Truro
15 Apr, 1919[9] – 14 Jun, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
Ernest R. Maycock

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  2. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  3. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  4. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  5. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  6. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  7. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  8. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  9. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.
  10. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/172. f. 172.

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