William Eric Banks

Captain William Eric Banks, C.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., (17 July, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

A special entry to the Royal Navy on 25 October, 1918.

Banks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1923.

Banks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1931.

Banks was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 June, 1937.

Banks was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1942.

When Bonaventure grounded on 6 February 1943, a Court of Enquiry faulted Banks.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Gilbert P. Claridge	Captain of H.M.S. Perseus 10 Jan, 1935^[1]	Succeeded by Peter Q. Roberts
Preceded by Hugo M. C. Ionides	Captain of H.M.S. Clyde 21 Feb, 1938 – 3 Feb, 1940	Succeeded by Richard L. S. Gaisford
Preceded by Philip Ruck Keene as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla	Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla c. 1938	Succeeded by Sydney M. Raw
Preceded by Harold G. Bowerman	Captain of H.M.S. Douglas Feb, 1941 – 20 Apr, 1942	Succeeded by Robert B. S. Tennant
Preceded by Stephen H. Norris	Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake 4 May, 1942 – 1 Sep, 1942	Succeeded by Eric H. Tilden
Preceded by Francis J. Butler	Captain of H.M.S. Achilles Jan, 1946^[2] – 1947^[3]	Succeeded by ?