Rowland Etienne Sinclair Hugonin DSC, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 May 1920S.Lt.
15 Jun 1922Lt.
15 Jun 1930Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

13 Oct 1942DSC
23 Nov 1943Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Rowland Etienne Sinclair Hugonin, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Landguard (Y 56)Lt.Cdr.SloopFeb 194220 Oct 1942
HMS Woodpecker (U 08)Lt.Cdr.SloopNov 19426 Oct 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Woodpecker (U 08)


24 Jun 1943
The German submarine U-449 was sunk at 1600hrs on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic, north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45º00'N, 11º59'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN).

30 Jul 1943
The German submarine U-462 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay at postition 45º33'N, 10º58'W.by a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn 502/S) and gunfire from the British sloops HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN), HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and HMS Woodcock (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN).

30 Jul 1943
The German submarine U-504 was sunk at 1543hrs on 30 July 1943 in the North Atlantic north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45º33'N, 10º56'W, by depth charges from the British Sloops HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN), HMS Woodpecker (Lt.Cdr. R.E.S. Hugonin, DSC, RN), HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN).

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