John Smallwood, RN
| Born | 16 Aug 1912 | Melbourne (Australia) |
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Warship Commands listed for John Smallwood, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMAS Vendetta (D 69) | Lt. | Destroyer | 24 Feb 1940 | 29 Mar 1940 |
| HMS Skate (H 39) | Lt. | Destroyer | 9 Feb 1942 | Apr 1942 |
| HMS Chesterfield (I 28) | Lt. | Destroyer | 3 Apr 1942 | early 1943 |
| HMS Brilliant (H 84) | Lt. | Destroyer | 23 Mar 1943 | 25 Sep 1944 |
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Destroyer HMAS Vendetta (D 69)
24 Feb 1940
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) proceeded from Alexandria to Port Said. (1)
25 Feb 1940
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Port Said escorting the transport Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913). (1)
2 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Malta and then took over the escort of the transport Lancashire (British, 9557 GRT, built 1917) from HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN).
HMS Westcott then entered Valetta harbour, Malta. (2)
4 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) and the transport Lancashire (British, 9557 GRT, built 1917) arrived at Marseilles. (2)
7 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Marseilles escorting the transport Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) to the vicinity of Malta. (2)
10 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria with despatches on board. (2)
11 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta. (2)
12 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta with despatches on board. (2)
14 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. (2)
15 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. These included A/S exercises which must have been with HMS Oswald (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Fraser, RN) as she was the only submarine based at Malta.
On completion of the exercises HMAS Vendetta set course for Marseilles. (2)
17 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) arrived at Marseilles from Malta. (2)
18 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Marseilles escorting the transports Lancashire (British, 9557 GRT, built 1917) and
Talamba (British, 8018 GRT, built 1924) to the vicinity of Malta. (2)
23 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) conducted a bombardment exercises off Malta. (2)
24 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Malta escorting the transport Devonshire (British, 11275 GRT, built 1939) to Marseilles. (2)
26 Mar 1940
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) and the transport Devonshire (British, 11275 GRT, built 1939) arrived at Marseilles. (2)
27 Mar 1940
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) departed Marseilles escorting the transports Dilwara (British, 11080 GRT, built 1936) and Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923).
On 29 March 1940, the Talma was detached to proceed to Malta independently. (2)
Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for February 1940
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for March 1940
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