Chambers, Herbert Stewart

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Date of death:: March 28th, 1942
Mentioned on:: Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Lieutenant
Unit:: H.M.S. ML 447 (ML 447), Royal Navy
Awarded on:: May 21st, 1942
Awarded for:: Operation Chariot

"For dauntless devotion to duty at the forward gun of the Motor Launch which led the port column. Quite unprotected, in the face of intense fire at close range, he showed unshaken coolness until he was killed at his gun."

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- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35566/page/2225

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