Stanley Herbert King Spurgeon DSO, RAN
Born | 15 May 1902 | Gosport, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 May 1962 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Stanley Herbert King Spurgeon, RAN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMS Echo (H 23) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 3 Apr 1939 | 11 Feb 1941 |
HMAS Stuart (D 00) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 5 Jan 1942 | 21 Jan 1943 |
Career information
Transferred to the Emergency List on 15 May 1952Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Echo (H 23)
19 Nov 1939
The British merchant Pensilva that was torpedoed and sunk northwest of Cape Ortegal in position 46°51'N, 11°36'W by German U-boat U-49. HMS Echo (Cdr. S.H.K. Spurgeon, RAN) later picks up the survivors.
Sources
- DSO awarded on 22 December 1939
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