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Date of birth:

December 12th, 1919 (Studley/Warwickshire, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

March 31st, 1971 (Birmingham/West Midlands, United Kingdom)

Service number:

P/JX.148020

Nationality:

British

Son of Leslie and Doris. He joined the navy aged 15 years old, prior to WWII.

Long service seaman, Portsmouth Port Division. Served, amongst others, on the submarine 'Safari'.
The Safari sank the largest amount of tonnage during the war. Was awarded the DSM, Distinguished Service Medal, by the King at Buckingham Palace. Rear Admiral Ben Bryant was the captain on the Safari who wrote a book about the Safari exploits during the war, called One Man Band, later republished in the USA, as a paperback, under the name Submarine Commander.

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• Photo 1: Annmarie Elliott
• - BRYANT, BEN, Submarine Commander, Bantam Books, 1980.
  - Photo - Annmarie Elliott.
  - Admiralty Fleet Orders
  - London Gazette Issue 36011