Harold Geeves Chesterman DSC, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

21 Jul 1938Lt.
???A/Lt.Cdr.
21 Jul 1946Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1952Cdr.
31 Dec 1958Capt.


Retired: 28 Feb 1972

Decorations

2 Jun 1943DSC
19 Oct 1943Bar to DSC
24 Jun 1950RD
21 Oct 19662nd Clasp to RD
3 Jun 1978MBE

Warship Commands listed for Harold Geeves Chesterman, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Burdock (K 126)Lt.Corvette18 Mar 194114 May 1941
HMS Snowflake (K 211)Lt.Corvette20 Oct 194121 Sep 1943
HMS Hurst Castle (K 416)Lt.Corvette1 Feb 19441 Sep 1944
HMS Ambuscade (D 38)A/Lt.Cdr.DestroyerFeb 1945Jul 1945 ?
HMS Loch Achray (K 426)A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate28 Sep 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Snowflake (K 211)


5 Apr 1943
HMS Snowflake (Lt. H.G. Chesterman, RNR) picks up 62 survivors from the British tanker British Ardour that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-706 in the North Atlantic in position 58º08'N, 34º04'W.

6 May 1943
The German submarine U-125 was sunk east of Newfoundland, in position 52º30'N, 45º20'W, by ramming by the British destroyer HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. J.C.A. Ingram, RN) and gunfire from the British corvette HMS Snowflake (Lt. H.G. Chesterman, RNR).

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