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So my google powers have failed and I'm drawing a blank in an attempt to find a name. I wonder if anyone on here can give me the name of an SD Officer of the past that's noteworthy for some reason - risen to high rank and/or Command maybe, or was awarded a VC or some such other achievement.
I did. All I could find was a list of names of members of the SD Commanders association. All done well, but none noteworthy enough for what I'm looking for. I looked to contact the chairman and ask, but nothing's been updated on the page for about 3 years and the 'contact' link doesn't work.
So my google powers have failed and I'm drawing a blank in an attempt to find a name. I wonder if anyone on here can give me the name of an SD Officer of the past that's noteworthy for some reason - risen to high rank and/or Command maybe, or was awarded a VC or some such other achievement.
As @Union Jack quite rightly suggested whilst I was prepping mine ---->
Try 'Commander Frank Trickey RN' A one-time legendry figure, especially renowned within gunnery circles/Parade Drill (especially at his Dartmouth stint)/ ceremonial funerals etc.
No claim to fame but confess that I met FT only briefly a couple of times at Faslane towards the end of his career when he was appointed to his only command - HMS WAKEFUL A 236 [not her predecessor the Type 15 Frigate] a former ocean going tug refitted to operate as the Faslane S/M Support Ship.
An impressive & busy role and I expect he made an excellent fist of it.
At NEPTUNE's W/R back bar some of his former victims/detractors considered this weaponless Aux vessel appointment a big come down for a master gunner and some saw it merely as consolation prize drive on a SLJ harbour tender. (Well out of his earshot of course - brave lot those thrusting young S/M GLs when tanked up with a skinful of scottish malt whine !)
A few edits as its late, errors are creeping in and ZZZs long overdue.
Apart from Frank Trickey, the list is endless, populated by such characters as his fellow gunners Brian Witts and the Mullen brothers plus CDOs such as Arthur Checksfield, Robbie Robinson MBE, Brian Dutton DSO, QGM, etc. Here are some examples: