Captain Edwin Tritschler ( pictured ) is accused of forging the signature of a Lieutenant Commander on documents after being accused of bullying . A high-ranking officer in the Royal Navy 'deceitfully ' forged the signature of a Lieutenant Commander who accused him of harassment and bullying to 'protect himself from future complaints ' , a court martial heard today . Captain Edwin Tritschler , 48 , of Yeovilton in Somerset , is accused of forging the signature of Lieutenant Commander Christopher Bovill on documents to bring an end to the 'never-ending ' list of complaints against him . He is accused of using a scanner and a computer to help forge Lt Cdr Bovill 's signature on three separate documents . The court heard the forged documents were created by Tritschler to show the complaint department that he had given clear management advice to his junior . They also heard the pair had a 'difficult ' relationship while they were both working on-board HMS Illustrious in July 2007 , when it was based in New York . Captain Tritschler thought Lt Cdr Bovill 's performance was 'substandard ' while on board the Invincible-class aircraft carrier , Portsmouth Military Court Centre in Hampshire heard . Meanwhile , Lt Cdr Bovill believed Captain Tritschler to be 'abrupt ' , 'blunt ' and accused him of being a 'bully ' . Their feud resulted in Lt Cdr Bovill - who left his Major rank in the Army in 2006 to transfer to the Navy - pursuing the complaint service in the Royal Navy . Lt Cdr Bovill joined the Navy as senior air engineering officer and was working under Captain Tritschler , who was then a Commander . Captain Tritschler denies three counts of forgery . David Richards , prosecuting , said : 'The accused , Captain Tritschler , is a man of previous impeccable character . 'In 2007 and 2008 he was the head of air engineering on HMS Illustrious . In July 2007 the complainant , Lieutenant Commander Bovill , was transferred to HMS Illustrious , which was the first ship he had served on . 'It was clear the two men had a very difficult relationship . 'Captain Tritschler thought Bovill 's performance was substandard . Bovill found Tritschler to be officious , abrupt and bullying . 'The disagreement between the two men resulted in Lt Cdr Bovill pursuing the complaint service . The pair had a 'difficult ' relationship while they were working on HMS Illustrious ( pictured ) in 2007 . 'In February 2008 Lt Cdr Bovill submitted a complaint and a decision was reached but Lt Cdr Bovill was not happy and asked for it to be taken to the next level . ' The court then heard Captain Tritschler allegedly forged Lt Cdr Bovill 's signature on three separate documents . Mr Richards added : 'What the documents appear to show is regular manager advice from Captain Tritschler to Bovill and the documents bear signatures of both men . 'However , the signatures of Bovill were not put there by Bovill . Rather they are copied and forged , possibly using a scanner . 'There is no dispute that these signatures are forged . The dispute is whether Captain Tritschler is responsible for them . 'The prosecution 's case is that Captain Tritschler only ever had the documents and the idea that someone else infiltrated them is fanciful . 'It was deliberate and deceitful and was quite out of character for a man who has the rank Captain Tritschler does . The court heard how when Bovill joined the navy he 'struggled ' to cope and noticed Captain Tritschler had an 'abrupt management style ' . Mr Richards said : 'Lt Cdr Bovill made mistakes , however he felt these were dealt with in an unacceptable way by his superior , the accused , who he accused of humiliating and undermining him . ' 'On February 21 , 2008 , Lt Cdr Bovill submitted his first complaint of bullying ( regarding Tritschler 's behaviour ) . ' When he realised the signatures on the documents were forged , Lt Cdr Bovill reported it and Captain Tritschler was subsequently interviewed . In interview , Cpt Tritschler denied forging the signatures and said he remembered Lt Cdr Bovill signing them in his presence . Mr Richards said : 'He insisted the documents were signed in front of him . 'The prosecution 's case is that it was Captain Tritschler who generated these false documents in an attempt to bring an end what seemed like a never-ending complaint process . ' Lt Cdr Bovill today told the board : 'Our relationship significantly deteriorated . I know that I made mistakes in how I went about my professional business . 'But I wanted to submit a complaint about the behaviour I was receiving . I thought he had a very abrupt and blunt manner with me . ' Captain Tritschler denies three charges of forgery and the trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Captain Edwin Christopher Bovill , 48 , is accused of three counts of forgery . He allegedly forged signature of an officer who accused him of bullying . Court heard he did it to 'protect himself from future complaints ' Lieutenant Commander Tritschler said Christopher Bovill was 'blunt ' Pair had 'difficult ' relationship which led to Bovill complaining about him . Christopher Bovill was head of engineering on board HMS Illustrious at the time .