St. John Aldrich Micklethwait DSO, RN
| Ranks | | | 15 Jan 1921 | S.Lt. | | 15 Jun 1922 | Lt. | | 15 Jun 1930 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1935 | Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1940 | Capt. | | 7 Jul 1950 | Rear-Admiral |
Retired: 15 Dec 1953
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for St. John Aldrich Micklethwait, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Eskimo (F 75) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Dec 1938 | 15 Nov 1940 |
| HMS Cardiff (D 58) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 27 Aug 1941 | 2 Feb 1942 |
| HMS Sikh (F 82) | Capt. | Destroyer | 3 Feb 1942 | 14 Sep 1942 |
| HMS Onslow (G 17) | Capt. | Destroyer | 6 Sep 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Sikh (F 82)
4 Aug 1942
The German submarine U-372 was sunk in the Mediterranean south-west of Haifa, in position 32º28'N, 34º37'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Sikh Capt. St.J.A. Micklethwait, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Zulu (Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Croome (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, RN) and HMS Tetcott (Lt. R.H. Rycroft, RN) and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (221 Sqdn.).
