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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Wissler was appointed | Wissler was appointed in command of the {{UK-Whiting|f=t}} on 19 February, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 943}} | ||
Wissler was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1918. | Wissler was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1918. He was demobilised on 19 September 1919.<ref>Wissler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/85.|}} f. 85.</ref> | ||
Retired due to non-service at sea on 3 November, 1922, Wissler was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923. | Retired due to non-service at sea on 3 November, 1922, Wissler was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923.<ref>Wissler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/85.|}} f. 85.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Duty in Newfoundland. | Duty in Halifax and Newfoundland as part of the [[Royal Canadian Naval Reserve]], which time was to count as duty in the R.N.R..<ref>Wissler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/85.|}} f. 85.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 9 July 2022
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Fred Wissler, R.D. (2 August, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Wissler was appointed in command of the destroyer Whiting on 19 February, 1918.[1]
Wissler was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1918. He was demobilised on 19 September 1919.[2]
Retired due to non-service at sea on 3 November, 1922, Wissler was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]
World War II
Duty in Halifax and Newfoundland as part of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, which time was to count as duty in the R.N.R..[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John E. Haswell |
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 26 Sep, 1917[5] – 19 Feb, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by William L. Pope |
| Preceded by Robert S. Connolly |
Captain of H.M.S. Whiting 19 Feb, 1918[7] – 6 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ Wissler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Wissler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Wissler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 727, 943.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
