Captain Edwin Tritschler ( pictured ) has been convicted of forging the signature of Lieutenant Commander Christopher Bovill . A captain in the Royal Navy 'deceitfully ' forged the signature of an officer who accused him of harassment and bullying in order to 'protect himself ' from future complaints . Captain Edwin Tritschler , 48 , of Yeovilton , Somerset , forged the signature of Lieutenant Commander Christopher Bovill on documents to bring an end to the 'never-ending ' list of complaints against him . He has now been convicted of two counts of forgery and cleared of a further count by a board of five male captains at at Portsmouth Military Court Centre . Tritschler was given a severe reprimand , a full forfeiture of seniority and was fined £5,000 for his 'deliberate ' and 'deceitful ' actions . The court heard he used a scanner and a computer to help forge LC Bovill 's signature on three separate documents . The forged appraisal forms were created by Tritschler to show the complaint department he had given clear management advice to Bovill . The court heard how the pair had a 'difficult ' relationship when they were both working on HMS Illustrious from July 4 , 2007 , when it was based in New York . Captain Tritschler thought Bovill 's performance was 'substandard ' while on board the Invincible-class aircraft carrier , Portsmouth Military Court Centre in Hampshire heard . Meanwhile , Lt Commander 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 denied three counts of forgery , but has now been convicted on two counts and cleared of the last charge . The court heard the pair had a 'difficult ' relationship while they were working on HMS Illustrious ( pictured ) David Richards , prosecuting , said : '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 court then heard Captain Tritschler - who was head of engineering on board HMS Illustrious - 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 . Tritschler was convicted of two counts of forgery and cleared of a further count by a board of five male captains at at Portsmouth Military Court Centre ( HM Naval Centre pictured ) 'It was deliberate and deceitful and was quite out of character for a man who has the rank Captain Tritschler does . ' The court heard that when Bovill joined the navy he 'struggled ' to cope and noticed Captain Tritschler had an 'abrupt management style ' . Lt Cdr Bovill , who is based at RNAS Culdrose , Cornwall , told the board of five male captains he thought Tritschler was 'blunt ' . When he realised the signatures on the documents were forged , he reported it and Captain Tritschler was subsequently interviewed . Mr Richards said : 'Tritschler denied forging the documents and said that Bovill signed them in his presence and that when he signed there were no other witnesses . 'He kept a copy ( of the documents ) and said it was a 'gypsy warning ' to protect himself from other complaints . 'Captain Tritschler generated these false documents in an attempt to bring an end what seemed like a never-ending complaint process . '
Captain Edwin Tritschler , 2006 , was accused of three counts of forgery . He forged the signature of an officer who accused him of bullying . Court heard he did it to 'protect himself from future complaints ' Lieutenant Commander Christopher Bovill said Tritschler was 'blunt ' Pair had 'difficult ' relationship which led to Bovill complaining about him . Tritschler was convicted of two counts of forgery and cleared of a third . Now been fined £5,000 , given a severe reprimand and forfeiture of seniority .