John Jackson DSC, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

13 Oct 1928S.Lt.
15 Nov 1931Lt.
15 Nov 1939Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 2 Aug 1950

Decorations

7 Sep 1943DSC
29 Oct 1944Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for John Jackson, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Heliotrope (K 03)Lt.Cdr.Corvette8 Aug 1940???
HMS Swale (K 217)Lt.Cdr.Frigate14 Apr 19425 Jul 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Swale (K 217)


17 May 1943
The German submarine U-657 was sunk east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58º54'N, 42º33'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, RNR).

6 Apr 1944
The German submarine U-302 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 45º05'N, 35º11'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, DSC, RNR).

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