Allied Warship Commanders

Dickson Carlile Wallace DSC, RD, RCNR

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Ranks

11 Jul 1933 Lt.
??? A/Lt.Cdr.
11 Jul 1941 Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1942 A/Cdr.
1 Jul 1943 Cdr.
1 Jul 1950 Capt. (retired)

Retired: 24 Nov 1945


Decorations

9 Jan 1943 DSC
19 Jan 1945 RD
11 Dec 1945 OBE

Warship Commands listed for Dickson Carlile Wallace, RCNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Comox (J 64)Lt.Minesweeper27 May 194027 Jul 1940
HMCS St. Clair (I 65)A/Lt.Cdr.Destroyer24 Sep 19405 Apr 1942
HMCS Saguenay (D 79)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer8 Apr 194214 Jan 1943
HMCS Qu'appelle (H 69)Cdr.Destroyer8 Feb 194419 Apr 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMCS St. Clair (I 65)


17 Jan 1942
The Norwegian tanker Nyholt is torpedoed and sunk about 180 nautical miles south of Cape Race in position 45°46'N, 54°18'W by German U-boat U-87. HMCS St. Clair (Lt.Cdr. D.C. Wallace, RCNR) later picks up 23 survivors (two of these died later).


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