Leo Patrick Bourke DSC, RNZNR

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Ranks

23 Feb 1928T/S.Lt.
18 Jul 1932Lt.
18 Jul 1940Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1945Cdr.
30 Jun 1950Capt.

Decorations

19 Dec 1944DSC
15 May 1945Bar to DSC
9 Jun 1949OBE

Warship Commands listed for Leo Patrick Bourke, RNZNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Dacres (K 472)Lt.Cdr.Frigate7 Aug 1943Dec 1943
HMS Bayntun (K 310)Lt.Cdr.Frigate15 Dec 1943mid 1945

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Frigate HMS Bayntun (K 310)


8 Jan 1944
German U-boat U-757 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 50°33'N, 18°03'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, RNZNR) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Camrose (A/T/Lt.Cdr. L.R. Pavillard, RCNR).

3 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1279 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61°21'N, 02°00'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR).

14 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-989 was sunk in the Northern Sea at the Faeroe Islands, in position 61°36'N, 01°35'W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR).

17 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1278 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 61°32'N, 01°36'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR).

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