Alexander Henderson Diack DSC, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Jan 1929S.Lt.
29 Jul 1935Lt.
29 Jul 1943Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1946Cdr.


Retired: 19 Dec 1957

Decorations

29 Jul 1941DSC
7 Oct 1941Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Alexander Henderson Diack, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Sutton (J 78)Lt.Minesweeper1 Apr 194222 Feb 1943
HMS Antares (J 282)Lt.Cdr.MinesweeperNov 194327 Sep 1944
HMS Penn (G 77)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer27 Nov 1944Oct 1945 ?

Career information

Promoted to Lt. on 1 January 1931.
Retired from service on own request on 9 June 1934.
Returned to service on 29 July 1935 with rank of Lt. with seniority of that day.

Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Penn (G 77)


15 Jun 1945
HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt. H.R. Hewlett, RN) intercept a Japanese landing craft and sink it with gunfire off the north-west coast of Sumatra.

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