John Treasure Jones RD, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

Capt.
18 Aug 1929Lt.
18 Aug 1937Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1943Cdr.


Retired: 18 Aug 1960

Decorations

Nov 1941RD

Warship Commands listed for John Treasure Jones, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Sunflower (K 41)Lt.Cdr.Corvette18 Dec 194019 Feb 1943
HMS Wellington (L 65 / U 65)Lt.Cdr.Sloop4 Mar 194315 Jun 1943
HMS Bayntun (K 310)Lt.Cdr.Frigate19 Jun 19432 Sep 1943
HMS Dart (K 21)Cdr.Frigate30 Aug 19432 Jun 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Sunflower (K 41)


27 Jul 1941
HMS Sunflower (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Jones, RNR) picks up 6 survivors from the British merchant Hawkinge that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-203 about 800 nautical miles south-west of Fastnet in position 44º55'N, 17º44'W.

30 Jul 1941
The British merchant Shahristan is torpedoed and sunk south-east of the Azores in position 35º19'N, 23º53'W. HMS Sunflower (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Jones, RNR) later picks up 37 survivors.

16 Aug 1942
HMS Sunflower (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Jones, RNR) picks up 17 survivors from the British merchant Richmond Castle that was torpedoed and sunk on 4 August 1942 in the North Atlantic in position 50º25'N, 35º05'W by the German submarine U-176.

17 Dec 1942
HMS Sunflower (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Jones, RNR) picks up 27 survivors from the British destroyer HMS Firedrake (Cdr. E.H. Tilden, DSC, RN), which was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-211 in the North Atlantic in position 50º50'N, 25º15'W.

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