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'''Maitland Walter Sabine Boucher''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Maitland Walter Sabine Boucher''', D.S.O., Royal Navy (19 December, 1888 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Boucher was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. | |||
Boucher was promoted to the rank of {{ | Boucher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 9}} He earned his qualification for navigational duties on 9 June, 1911.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | ||
Boucher | He married Vera Hasler Helby at the Parish Church in Alverstoke, Hants on 27 January, 1912.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | ||
On 15 February, 1913, he was appointed to the {{UK-Halcyon|f=t}} to serve as her navigating officer.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | |||
==Great War== | |||
Boucher was | Boucher fought in {{UK-Halcyon}} until 11 February, 1915 when he was appointed to {{UK-Lowestoft}} as navigating officer.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | ||
Boucher was | Boucher was superseded in ''Lowestoft'' in November, 1917 and promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 November, 1917. On 1 March, 1918, he was appointed to {{UK-Leviathan}} to be her navigator. He remained there until the end of 1918.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | ||
==Post-War== | |||
He qualified for command of T.B.Ds. on 23 March, 1922.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | |||
Boucher was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | |||
Boucher was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1930.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 421.</ref> | |||
Boucher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} in December, 1931. | |||
He was placed on the Retired List on 16 January, 1941.<ref>Boucher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/63.|D7605150}} f. 435.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:38, 8 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]
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.[6]
Post-War
He qualified for command of T.B.Ds. on 23 March, 1922.[7]
Boucher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.[8]
Boucher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[9] Boucher was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in December, 1931.
He was placed on the Retired List on 16 January, 1941.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Norman A. Wodehouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion Dec, 1931[11] |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Peters |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 9.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 435.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
