Alan Henry Pierce OBE, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

17 Sep 1939Lt.
???A/Lt.Cdr.
17 Sep 1947Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 10 Jan 1956

Decorations

8 Mar 1940OBE
1 Oct 1946RD

Warship Commands listed for Alan Henry Pierce, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Begonia (K 66)Lt.Corvette20 Oct 194110 Mar 1942
HMS Godetia (ii) (K 226)Lt.Corvette14 Mar 1942???
HMS Spiraea (K 08)Lt.Corvette20 Feb 1943Nov 1944
HMS Bideford (L 43 / U 43)A/Lt.Cdr.SloopDec 1944Apr 1945 ?
HMS Cygnet (U 38)A/Lt.Cdr.Sloop30 Jun 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Spiraea (K 08)


13 Mar 1943
HMS Spiraea (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) picks up 4 survivors from the British merchant Oporto that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 190 nautical miles west of Cape Finisterre in position 42º45'N, 13º31'W.

1 Oct 1943
HMS Spiraea (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) and HMS Alisma (Lt. G. Lanning, RANVR) together pick up 68 survivors from the British merchant Fort Howe that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-410 east of Bougie in position 37º19'N, 06º40'E.

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