Allied Warship Commanders

John Marston Money, RN

Born  30 Aug 1900


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Ranks

15 May 1921 S.Lt.
15 Apr 1923 Lt.
15 Apr 1931 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1938 Cdr.
??? A/Capt.

Retired: 30 Aug 1950


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for John Marston Money, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Regulus (i) (N 88)Cdr.Submarine15 Jan 193931 Jul 1940
HMS Malaya (01)Cdr.Battleship6 May 1941Jun 1941
HMS Malcolm (D 19)Cdr.Destroyer21 Dec 1942Jun 1943
HMS Wolverine (D 78)Cdr.DestroyerJun 19439 Oct 1943
HMS Philoctetes (F 134)A/Capt.Destroyer Depot ShipNov 1943Jan 1944

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Regulus (i) (N 88)


4 Sep 1939
Around 1530H/4, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Pacific to the East of Luzon Strait.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during this patrol see the map below.

(1)

15 Sep 1939
Around 0730H/15, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Hong Kong. (1)

21 Sep 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (1)

28 Sep 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (1)

2 Oct 1939
Around 1805H/2, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Bungo Channel, Japan.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during this patrol see the map below.

(2)

21 Oct 1939
Around 0750H/21, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Hong Kong. (2)

26 Oct 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was docked at Hong Kong. (2)

27 Oct 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was undocked. (2)

30 Oct 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thracian (Lt.Cdr. H.G.D. de Chair, RN). (2)

2 Nov 1939
Around 0920H/2, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol to the south of Honshu, Japan.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during this patrol see the map below.

(3)

25 Nov 1939
Around 0800H/25, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Hong Kong. (3)

27 Nov 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was docked at Hong Kong. (3)

29 Nov 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was undocked. (3)

5 Dec 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (4)

6 Dec 1939
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (4)

13 Dec 1939
Around 0910H/13, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Vladivostock, Russia.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during this patrol see the map below.

(4)

4 Jan 1940
Around 0730H/4, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) ended her 4th war patrol at Hong Kong. (5)

16 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (5)

17 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (5)

18 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (5)

19 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Kanimbla (A/Capt. F.E. Getting, RAN). (5)

23 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. Upon returning to harbour she collided with a junk. The damage to the junk was slight, Regulus was not damaged at all. (5)

24 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thanet (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN). (5)

25 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (5)

30 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong. (5)

31 Jan 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Moreton Bay (A/Capt. E.M. Haes, RN). (5)

5 Feb 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was docked at Hong Kong. (6)

7 Feb 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was undocked. (6)

14 Feb 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Scout (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Holmes, RN). (6)

15 Feb 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong with HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) and HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Luce, RN). (6)

20 Feb 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted exercises off Hong Kong together with HMS Thanet (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN). (6)

4 Mar 1940
Around 0915H/4, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong on a long endurance trial for her engines. She was to proceed to Saigon, French Indo-China and then back to Hong Kong.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during these trials see the map below.

(7)

9 Mar 1940
Around 1000G/9, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Saigon. (7)

11 Mar 1940
Around 1400G/11, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Saigon to return to Hong Kong. (7)

15 Mar 1940
Around 0715H/15, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Hong Kong. (7)

20 Mar 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was taken in hand for refit at Hong Kong. (7)

5 Apr 1940
During her refit HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was docked at Hong Kong. (8)

31 May 1940
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) was undocked. She then continued her refit at Hong Kong. (9)

24 Jun 1940
With her refit completed HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) conducted trials and exercises off Hong Kong. (10)

26 Jun 1940
Around 0800H/26, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Hong Kong for Singapore. She was to proceed to Alexandria, Egypt to join the Mediterranean Fleet.

For the daily positions of HMS Regulus during the passage from Hong Kong to Alexandria see the map below.

(10)

1 Jul 1940
In the evening, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Singapore. (11)

3 Jul 1940
Around 1200G/3, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Singapore for Colombo. (11)

9 Jul 1940
In the morning, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Colombo. (11)

10 Jul 1940
Around 1630EF/10, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Colombo for Aden. (11)

20 Jul 1940
Around 1200C/20, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Aden. (11)

23 Jul 1940
Around 0900C/23, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) departed Aden for Alexandria. (11)

28 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) passed the Suez Canal northbound. (11)

30 Jul 1940
Around 1000C/30, HMS Regulus (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) arrived at Alexandria. (11)


Destroyer HMS Wolverine (D 78)


2 Jul 1943
The British merchant Empire Kohinoor is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-618 about 250 nautical miles south-west of Freetown in position 06°20'N, 16°30'W. HMS Wolverine (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN) later picks up survivors.

Sources

  1. ADM 173/15985
  2. ADM 173/15986
  3. ADM 173/15987
  4. ADM 173/15988
  5. ADM 173/16472
  6. ADM 173/16473
  7. ADM 173/16474
  8. ADM 173/16475
  9. ADM 173/16476
  10. ADM 173/16477
  11. ADM 173/16478

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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