Clement Edward Bridgman DSO, RNR

Birth details unknown
Died  23 Sep 1943HMS Itchen

Ranks

???Cdr. (retired)
18 Aug 1928S.Lt.
13 Sep 1930Lt.
13 Sep 1938Lt.Cdr. (retired)


Retired: 16 Feb 1933

Decorations

3 Nov 1942DSO

Warship Commands listed for Clement Edward Bridgman, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Dianthus (K 95)Lt.Cdr. (retired)Corvette20 Jan 19416 Nov 1942
HMS Itchen (K 227)Lt.Cdr. (retired)Frigate10 Nov 194223 Sep 1943 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Dianthus (K 95)


10 Jun 1942
HMS Dianthus (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Bridgman, RNR) picks up 32 survivors from the British merchant Empire Clough that is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-94 in the North Atlantic in position 51º50'N, 35º00'W.

8 Aug 1942
the German submarine U-379 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 57º11'N, 30º57'W, by ramming and depth charges from the British corvette HMS Dianthus (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Bridgman, RNR).

10 Aug 1942
HMS Dianthus (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Bridgman, RNR) picks up 39 survivors from the British merchant Cape Race that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 56º45'N, 22º50'W.

HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium (Lt. C.D. Smith, DSC, RNR) together pick up 65 survivors from the British merchant Empire Reindeer that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º00'N, 22º30'W.

HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium together pick up 40 survivors from the British merchant Oregon that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-660 south of Iceland in position 57º05'N, 22º41'W.

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