Allied Warship Commanders

Alan Clive Mather, RAN

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Ranks

1 Jan 1917 Cadet
1 Jan 1921 Mid.
1 May 1923 A/S.Lt.
15 Dec 1923 S.Lt.
15 Sep 1925 Lt.
15 Sep 1933 Lt.Cdr.
18 Jul 1951 Cdr. (emergency)

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Alan Clive Mather, RAN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMAS Stuart (D 00)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer3 Jun 194522 Dec 1945

Career information

Transferred to the Emergency List on 28 December 1950.

Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMAS Stuart (D 00)


4 Jun 1945
Around 0500K/4, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Madang for Milne Bay. (1)

5 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1345K/5, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Milne Bay from Madang. (1)

6 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600K/6, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Milne Bay for Sydney. (1)

10 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200K/10, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Sydney from Milne Bay. (1)

12 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) commenced cleaning boilers at Sydney. This was completed on 20 June. (1)

22 Jun 1945
Around 1600K/22, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Sydney for Milne Bay. (1)

26 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115K/26, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Milne Bay from Sydney. (1)

27 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700K/27, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Milne Bay for Madang. (1)

28 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430K/28, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Madang from Milne Bay. (1)

29 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100K/29, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Madang for Biak. (1)

1 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830I/1, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Biak from Madang. (2)

2 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730I/2, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Morotai from Biak. (2)

3 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130I/3, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Morotai for Tawi Tawi. (2)

4 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900I/4, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Tawi Tawi from Morotai. (2)

6 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700I/6, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Tawi Tawi for Morotai. (2)

8 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600I/8, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Morotai from Tawi Tawi. (2)

9 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200I/9, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Morotai for Mios Woendi. (2)

10 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730I/10, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Mios Woendi from Morotai. After having completed with fuel she departed for Madang around 1900I/10. (2)

12 Jul 1945
Around 1600K/12, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Madang from Mios Woendi. (2)

14 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700K/14, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Madang for Milne Bay. (2)

15 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400K/15, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Milne Bay from Madang. (2)

16 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700K/16, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Milne Bay for Sydney. (2)

20 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500K/20, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Sydney from Milne Bay.

En-route, on the 18th, assistance was given to a salvage party which was inspecting the grounded transport Francis Preston Blair (American, 7194 GRT, built 1943) in approximate position 21°49'S 153°39'E (Saumarez Reef).

The grounded ship was later found to be beyond salvage. (2)

23 Jul 1945
HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) commenced boiler cleaning at Sydney. (2)

28 Jul 1945
HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) is docked in the Fitzroy Dock at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard.

Apparently she was undocked later the same day. (2)

5 Aug 1945
Around 0900K/5, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Sydney for Milne Bay. (3)

9 Aug 1945
HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Milne Bay from Sydney. (3)

10 Aug 1945
In the morning, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Milne Bay for Madang. (3)

11 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around noon, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Madang from Milne Bay. (3)

12 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130K/12, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Madang for Mios Woendi. (3)

14 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
A.M. on the 14th, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Mios Woendi from Madang. (3)

15 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
A.M. on the 15th, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Mios Woendi for Morotai. (3)

16 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030I/16, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Morotai from Mios Woendi. While en-route the news of the Japanese surrender had been received. (3)

18 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130I/18, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Morotai for Subic Bay. (3)

20 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700I/20, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Subic Bay from Morotai. (3)

21 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) proceeded from Subic Bay to Manila Bay. (3)

23 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600I/23, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Manila Bay for Leyte. (3)

25 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600I/25, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Leyte from Manila Bay. (3)

27 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600I/27, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Leyte for Morotai. (3)

29 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800I/29, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Morotai from Leyte. (3)

30 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900I/30, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Morotai for Biak. (3)

31 Aug 1945
Around 1200I/31, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Biak from Morotai.

She departed for Madang two hour later. (3)

2 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000K/2, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Madang from Biak. (4)

3 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900K/3, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Madang for Milne Bay. (4)

4 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600K/4, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Milne Bay from Madang. (4)

5 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900K/5, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) departed Milne Bay for Sydney. (4)

9 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900K/9, HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. A.C. Mather, RAN) arrived at Sydney from Milne Bay. (4)

Sources

  1. Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for June 1945
  2. Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for July 1945
  3. Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for August 1945
  4. Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for September 1945


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