William Josselyn Moore DSC, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

2 Oct 1930S.Lt.
2 Oct 1932Lt.
2 Oct 1940Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1944Cdr.
31 Dec 1951Capt.

Decorations

13 Oct 1942DSC

Warship Commands listed for William Josselyn Moore, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Bideford (L 43 / U 43)Lt.Cdr.Sloop15 Nov 194022 Nov 1942
HMS Whimbrel (U 29)Lt.Cdr.Sloop2 Dec 194220 Apr 1944
HMS Ascension (K 502)Cdr.FrigateSep 1944Jul 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Bideford (L 43 / U 43)


23 Sep 1941
HMS Bideford (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Moore, RNR) picks up 63 survivors from the British merchant Edward Blyden that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-103 southwest of the Canary Islands in position 27º36'N, 24º29'W.

2 Nov 1942
HMS Bideford (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Moore, RNR) picks up 31 survivors from the British passenger ship Abosso that was torpedoed and sunk on 29 October 1942 by the German submarine U-575 about 700 nautical miles north-west of the Azores in position 48º30'N, 28º50'W.


Frigate HMS Ascension (K 502)


25 Nov 1944
The German submarine U-482 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of the Shetlands, in position 60º18'N, 04º52'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Ascension (Cdr. W.J. Moore. DSC, RNR).

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