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Beattie, Stephen Halden "Sam"

Date of birth:
March 29th, 1908 (Leighton/Wales, Geat Britain)
Date of death:
April 24th, 1975 (Mullion/Cornwall, Great Britain)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Stephen Halden beattie is buried at the Ruan Minor Churchyard, Cornwall, Great Britain.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Vivien (L33), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Campbeltown (I42), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
June 22nd, 1945
Awarded for:
Operation Chariot
Citation:
"For great gallantry and determination in the attack on St. Nazaire in command of H.M.S. Campbeltown. Under intense fire directed at the bridge from point blank range of about loo yards, and in the face- of the blinding glare of many searchlights, he steamed her into the lock-gates and beached and scuttled her in the correct position.
This Victoria Cross is awarded to Lieutenant-Commander Beattie in recognition not only of his own valour but also of that of the unnamed officers and men of a very gallant ship's company, many of whom have not returned."

Details:
Lieutenant-Commander Beattie’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London, England.
Victoria Cross (VC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Campbeltown (I42), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
1947
Awarded for:
Operation Chariot
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Campbeltown (I42), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
1947
Awarded for:
Operation Chariot
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Awarded on:
February 19th, 1946
Escape & internment as POW
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Awarded on:
1953
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953

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