William Alan Frank Hawkins DSC, OBE, DSO, RN
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Retired: 7 Jan 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Alan Frank Hawkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sardonyx (H 26) | Lt. | Destroyer | 17 Jan 1939 | Dec 1939 |
| HMS Winchelsea (D 46) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 Dec 1939 | Dec 1941 |
| HMS Partridge (G 30) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 17 Dec 1941 | 18 Dec 1942 |
| HMS Whirlwind (ii) (R 87) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Jun 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Destroyer HMS Winchelsea (D 46)
27 Jul 1940
HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, RN) picks up 48 survivors from the British merchant Sambre that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34 south-south-west of Rockall in position 56º37'N, 17º53'W.
HMS Winchelsea also picks up 36 survivors from the British merchant Thiara that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34 south-south-west of Rockall in position 56º37'N, 17º56'W.
17 Sep 1940
HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, DSC, RN) picks up 25 survivors from the British merchant Crown Arun that was torpedoed and sunk (with gunfire) by the German submarine U-99 north of Rockall in position 58º02'N, 14º18'W.