York McLeod Cleeves RD, DSC, DSO, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

9 Dec 1919Lt.
9 Dec 1927Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1939Cdr.
31 Dec 1944Capt.


Retired: 1 Jul 1950

Decorations

Apr 1933RD
12 Apr 1940DSC
16 Aug 1940DSO

Warship Commands listed for York McLeod Cleeves, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Clematis (K 36)Cdr.Corvette19 Jun 19407 Nov 1941
HMS Rother (K 224)Cdr.Frigate5 Jan 194411 Dec 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Clematis (K 36)


29 Aug 1940
HMS Clematis (Cdr Y.M. Cleeves, DSO, DSC, RNR) picks up 17 survivors from the British merchant Dalblair that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-100 148 nautival miles north-west of Bloody Foreland in position 56º06'N, 13º33'W.

23 Oct 1940
HMS Clematis (Cdr Y.M. Cleeves, DSO, DSC, RNR) picks up 1 survivor from the British merchant Fiscus that was torpedoed and sunk on 18 October 1940 by the German submarine U-99 east of Rockall in position 57º29'N, 11º10'W.

Clematis also picks up 21 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Snefjeld that was torpedoed and sunk on 19 October 1940 by U-99 east of Rockall in position 57º28'N, 11º10'W.

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