Courtenay, Richard Lionel

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Date of birth:: April 17th, 1906 (Fowey/Cornwall, United Kingdom)
Service number:: D/J.106382
Nationality:: British

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Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Petty Officer
Unit:: H.M. Submarines, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: December 3rd, 1940

For courage, enterprise and resource during succesful patrols by HM submarines

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Chief Petty Officer
Unit:: H.M.S. Onslaught (G04), Royal Navy
Awarded on:: June 14th, 1945

Sources

- FEVYER, W.H., The Distinguished Service Medal 1939-1946, J.B. Hayward & Son, Polstead, 1981.
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35007/supplement/6914/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37119/supplement/2976/data.pdf
- Royal Australian Navy | Serving Australia with Pride

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