Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield OBE, DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 11 Apr 1945 | Died as POW by strafing of British aircraft | |
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Warship Commands listed for Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Broke (D 83) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Sep 1939 | 7 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Bedouin (F 67) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 8 Jul 1941 | 15 Jun 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Broke (D 83)
11 Mar 1940
The British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Younghusband, RN)
together pick up 42 survivors from the Dutch tanker Eulota that was torpedoed and sunk about 120 nautical miles west of Quessant in position 48º35'N, 08º22'W by the German submarine U-28
10 Oct 1940
The British cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN) and HMS Emerald (Capt. F.C. Flynn, RN), with the British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN) of the 17th DF and the Polish destroyers Garland (Cdr. K. Namiesniowski, ORP) and Burza (Cdr. A. Doroszkowski, ORP) act as a screen to the British battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) during a bombardment of Cherbourg.
20 Oct 1940
The British destroyers HMS Kashmir (Cdr. H.A. King, RN), HMS Jaguar (Lt.Cdr. J.F.W. Hine RN), HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and the Polish destroyer Blyskawica (Cdr. W. Franki, ORP) conducted a patrol in the English Channel. They detected four German destroyers. The enemy ships turned back to their base. The allied pursuit was unsuccessfull.