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Scott, John

Date of birth:
July 13th, 1906 (Southampton/Hampshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
June 10th, 2001
Nationality:
British

Biography

13 March 1940: Temporary Lieutenant
?: Temporary Acting Lieutenant Commander

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Cocker, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1942
"For bravery and devotion to duty "when H.M.S. Cocker was lost."
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"HMS Cocker (T/Lt. J. Scott, RNVR) picks up 43 survivors from the British tanker Eocene that was torpedoed and sunk earlier that day by the German U-boat U-431 about 13 miles northeast of Bardia"
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Nyasaland (K587), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1945
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
"For vigilance and skill in operations against an enemy submarine while serving in H.M.S. Nyasaland as escort to the S.S. Rimutaka, in which the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were embarked."
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"The Skipper Lt. Comdr. SCOTT of the Royal Navy Frigate HMS 'Nyasaland' had positioned his vessel above a U Boat in the bay of Biscay, and had ordered all water tight doors to be sealed as is normal at Action Stations. He then called for the Captain of the Guns crew to fire the device. Bob FRITH later 562A was the trained man. The depth charge type bombs needed to set at different depths all around the Frigate, which was restricted to 2 knots. It was fired successfully and sunk the U Boat with all hands. The Frigate was also damaged to its underside due to the force of the explosion and the lack of depth. However, it made for Glasgow where it was repaired. The device which threw a pattern of Depth Charges all around and close to the firing vessel was discontinued in that form due, to collateral damage to the firing vessels."

Second DSC received as bar
Officer to the Venerable Order of Saint John (OStJ)

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