York McLeod Cleeves RD, DSC, DSO, RNR
| Birth details unknown |
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Retired: 1 Jul 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for York McLeod Cleeves, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Clematis (K 36) | Cdr. | Corvette | 19 Jun 1940 | 7 Nov 1941 |
| HMS Rother (K 224) | Cdr. | Frigate | 5 Jan 1944 | 11 Dec 1944 |
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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.
