Geoffrey Thistleton-Smith, RN
| Born | 10 May 1905 | Bentley, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 13 Nov 1986 | (81) | Chichester, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 30 Dec 1960 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey Thistleton-Smith, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Manxman (M 70) | Capt. | Minelayer | 7 Feb 1945 | Aug 1946 |
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Events related to this officer
Minelayer HMS Manxman (M 70)
17 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) proceeded from the Tyne to Sheerness. (1)
18 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) proceeded Sheerness to the Chatham Dockyard where she was taken in hand for further repairs. (1)
16 Jun 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. (2)
17 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) arrived at Portsmouth from Sheerness. (2)
18 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) departed Portsmouth for Gibraltar. (2)
21 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Portsmouth. She departed for Malta later the same day. (2)
23 Jun 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) arrived at Malta where she is taken in hand for turbine defects. (2)
2 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) departed Malta for Port Said. (3)
4 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) arrived at Port Said from Malta. They transited the Suez Canal southbound on either this or the next day. (3)
5 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) departed Suez for Aden. (3)
8 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) arrived at Aden from Suez. They departed for Colombo later the same day. (3)
14 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) arrived at Colombo from Aden. (3)
17 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) departed Colombo for Fremantle via Cocos Island. (3)
22 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) made a stop at Cocos Island during their passage from Colombo to Fremantle.
26 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Colombo. (4)
27 Jul 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) departed Fremantle for Geelong / Melbourne. (4)
1 Aug 1945
HMS Manxman (Capt. G. Thistleton-Smith, RN) and HMS Apollo (Capt. L.N. Brownfield, RN) arrived at the RAN mine depot at Swan Island where they disembarked their mines.
They subsequently proceeded to Melbourne where they still were when the Japanese surrendered.
Sources
- ADM 53/121743
- ADM 199/2561
- ADM 199/2546 + ADM 199/2561
- War Diary of the port of Fremantle for July 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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