William Eric Banks DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Jan 1952 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Eric Banks, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Clyde (N 12) | Cdr. | Submarine | 21 Feb 1938 | 3 Feb 1940 |
| HMS Léopard | Cdr. | Large destroyer | 6 Jul 1940 | 31 Aug 1940 |
| HMS Leamington (G 19) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 23 Oct 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Douglas (D 90) | Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 20 Apr 1942 |
| HMS Firedrake (H 79) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 May 1942 | 1 Sep 1942 |
| HMS Bonaventure (ii) (F 139) | Cdr. | Submarine Depot Ship | 8 Nov 1942 | 16 Apr 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Clyde (N 12)
7 Sep 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) arrived at Freetown. (1)
8 Sep 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for her 1st war patrol. she was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Guinea.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (2)
2 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Freetown. (1)
5 Oct 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for Dakar for a period of rest. (1)
14 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Dakar for Freetown. (3)
16 Oct 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) arrived at Freetown with one engine out of action. (2)
17 Oct 1939
After repairs, HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN), departed Freetown for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to make a short patrol off the Cape Verde Islands.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (4)
30 Oct 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Freetown. During her patrol she had landed two ratings with Malaria at Dakar. (1)
8 Nov 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol between Freetown and 20°W.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (1)
11 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) is ordered to return to Freetown. (1)
13 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Freetown. (1)
20 Nov 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol between Freetown and 20°W.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (1)
2 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) ended her 4th war patrol at Freetown. (1)
7 Dec 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol between 03°N, 23°W and 03°N, 28°W and from the latter position to 05°15'N, 23°W from p.m. 9 December to a.m. 13 December. Clyde was then ordered to proceed to Dakar to dock.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (1)
15 Dec 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) arrived at Dakar to dock ending her 5th war patrol there. (4)
29 Dec 1939
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) returned to Freetown having docked at Dakar. (4)
5 Jan 1940
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) departed Freetown for Portsmouth.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (1)
19 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. Engine defects delayed her onwards passage to Blyth. (1)
Destroyer HMS Douglas (D 90)
28 Apr 1941 (position 59.51, -15.30)
German U-boat U-65 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland in position 59°51'N, 15°30'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Douglas (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN).
HMS Douglas also picks up 18 men from the British tanker Capulet that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-552 south of Iceland in position 60°16'N, 16°10'W. HMS Douglas then tried to sink the tanker with gunfire but failed to do so. The abandoned wreck was finally sunk on 2 May 1941 by German U-boat U-201 south of Iceland in position 60°00'N, 16°00'W.
Sources
- ADM 199/2550
- ADM 199/2550 + ADM 199/380
- ADM 53/109170
- ADM 199/380
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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