Paul Barbour Cross OBE, RCNVR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Feb 1925Lt.
1 Feb 1933Lt.Cdr.
2 Feb 1938Cdr.
1 Jan 1946Capt.

Decorations

1 Jan 1943OBE
31 Mar 1943VRD

Warship Commands listed for Paul Barbour Cross, RCNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Rosthern (K 169)Cdr.Corvette21 Nov 194124 Nov 1942

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Rosthern (K 169)


29 Oct 1942
HMCS Rosthern (T/Lt. R.J.G. Johnson, RCNVR) and HMCS Summerside (T/Lt. F.O. Gerity, RCNR) together picks up survivors from the American tanker Pan New York that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-624 in the North Atlantic about 550 nautical miles west of Malin Head in position 54º58'N, 23º56'W. The corvettes sank the wrecked tanker with gunfire and depth charges.

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