Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke VC, DSO, RN
| Born | 8 Jan 1901 | ||
| Died | 13 Jun 1972 | (71) |
| Ranks
Retired: 4 Mar 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wakeful (i) (H 88) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 31 Jul 1939 | 18 Dec 1939 |
| HMS Cossack (i) (F 03) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 29 Dec 1939 | 18 Jan 1940 |
| HMS Afridi (F 07) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 18 Jan 1940 | 29 Mar 1940 |
| HMS Cossack (i) (F 03) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 29 Mar 1940 | 21 May 1940 |
| HMS Matabele (F 26) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 22 May 1940 | 15 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Philoctetes (F 134) | A/Capt. | Destroyer Depot Ship | 25 Feb 1942 | 8 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Onslow (G 17) | Capt. | Destroyer | 28 Nov 1942 | 1 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Aurora (12) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 20 Aug 1945 | May 1946 |
Career information
Sherbrooke was on sick leave, with splinters in an eye, until early 1944 following the action on 31 December 1942.Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Onslow (G 17)
31 Dec 1942
As part of the escort of convoy JW51B bound to Murmansk, she was involved in the action when the convoy was attacked by the German heavy cruiser Hipper in the Barents Sea. Onslow was badly damaged, with a high toll in dead and wounded. Among the wounded was her CO, Captain Sherbrooke, who lost an eye in the battle and suffered other injuries, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for the successful defence of the convoy, that suffered no losses of merchant ships. (1)
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