Date of birth:

October 27th, 1898

Nationality:

British

Promotions:
August 2nd, 1914: Midshipsman;
March 15th, 1917: acting Sub-Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1917: Sub-Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1919: Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1927: Lieutenant Commander;
November 10th, 1939: acting Captain.

Career:
May 1935: Commanding Officer, HMS Fame (H 78);
October 5th, 1939 - January 5th, 1941: Commanding Officer, HMS Moreton Bay (F 11);
January 14th, 1941 - February 8th, 1942: Commanding Officer, HMS Egret (L 75 / U 75).

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Commander

Unit:

Royal Navy

Awarded on:

June 11th, 1942

Citation:
"For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness, and for never failing to set an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Captain

Unit:

Royal Navy

Awarded on:

April 15th, 1947

• - H.M. STATIONARY OFFICE, Navy List January 1919 - Volume 1, Andrews UK Limited.
  - Supplement to The London Gazette, Issue 35586, page 2506
  - Supplement to The London Gazette, Issue 37931, page 1675
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