Reginald William Beecroft Lacon DSC, RN
| Born | 10 Mar 1913 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died | 4 Jun 2000 | (87) | Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Ranks
Retired: 4 May 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Reginald William Beecroft Lacon, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wrestler (D 35) | Lt. | Destroyer | 7 Dec 1941 | mid 1944 |
| HMS Zentih (R 95) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 29 May 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35)
2 May 1942 (position 37.16, 0.01)
German U-boat U-74 was sunk by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Wishart (Cdr. H.G. Scott, RN) and HMS Wrestler (Lt. R.W.B. Lacon, DSC, RN) east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37°16'N, 00°01'E.
15 Nov 1942 (position 36.09, -7.42)
German U-boat U-98 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of Gibraltar in position 36°09'N, 07°42'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wrestler (Lt. R.G.B. Lacon, DSC, RN).
31 Oct 1943
HMS Wrestler (Lt. R.G.B. Lacon, DSC, RN) picks up 3 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Hallfried that was torpedoed and sunk north-east of the Azores in position 46°05'N, 20°26'W by German U-boat U-262.
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