Nigel Hubert George Austen DSO, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

16 Sep 1931S.Lt.
16 Mar 1934Lt.
16 Mar 1942Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1944Cdr.
31 Dec 1950Capt.


Retired: 7 Jan 1960

Decorations

26 May 1942DSO
23 Mar 1943Bar to DSO
1 Jan 1960CBE

Warship Commands listed for Nigel Hubert George Austen, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Hasty (H 24)Lt.Destroyer10 Dec 194115 Jun 1942
HMS Orwell (G 98)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer18 Aug 1942Jan 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Hasty (H 24)


23 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-79 was sunk in the Mediterranean north of Sollum, in position 32º15'N, 25º19'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Hasty (Lt. N.H.G. Austen, RN) and HMS Hotspur (Lt. T.D. Herrick, DSC, RN).

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