Arthur William La Touche Bisset, RN

Born  6 Apr 1892
Died  23 Jun 1956(64)


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Ranks

15 Sep 1909 Mid.
15 Sep 1912 S.Lt.
15 Aug 1913 Lt.
15 Aug 1921 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1926 Cdr.
31 Dec 1932 Capt.
28 Jul 1942 Rear-Admiral
1 Feb 1946 Vice-Admiral(Retd.)

Retired: 17 Jan 1945


Decorations

3 Feb 1942 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
18 Jan 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
18 Jul 1944 CBE
1 Jan 1945 CB

Warship Commands listed for Arthur William La Touche Bisset, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Shropshire (83)Capt.Heavy cruiser16 Oct 193712 Apr 1940
HMS Formidable (67)Capt.Aircraft Carrier7 Aug 194023 Aug 1942
HMS Illustrious (87)Rear-AdmiralAircraft Carrier23 Aug 194222 Sep 1942

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Events related to this officer

Heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire (83)


7 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. (1)

9 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2045B/9, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta. (1)

11 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830A/11, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria.

She departed for Gibraltar around 1400A/11. (1)

13 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800A/13, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Malta.

She departed Gibraltar for Marseilles around 1915A/13. (1)

15 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800A/15, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Marseilles from Gibraltar.

She departed for Malta around 1230A/15. (1)

16 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730A/15, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Malta from Marseilles. She was immediately docked in No.4 Dock. (1)

18 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) is undocked. She departed for Alexandria around 1530A/18. (1)

20 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600B/20, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta. (1)

23 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600B/23, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) departed Capetown for a short patrol. (2)

24 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700B/24, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) returned to Capetown from patrol. (2)

9 Dec 1939 (position -13.00, 11.30)
The German merchant Adolf Leonhardt (2989 GRT, built 1921) was intercepted in the South Atlantic off the coast of Angola in position 13°00'S, 11°30'E by HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN). However, before the German ship could be captured she was scuttled by her own crew.

28 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830P/28, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) arrived at Rio de Janeiro from patrol. (3)

30 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0745P/30, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.LaT. Bisset, RN) departed Rio de Janeiro for patrol in the Rio de Janeiro focal area. (3)

9 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800P/9, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) departed Montevideo for Simonstown. (4)

19 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0645B/9, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) arrived at Simonstown from Montevideo. (4)

20 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) is taken in hand for refit at the Simonstown Dockyard. (4)

3 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) is docked in the Selborne dry dock at the Simonstown Dockyard. (5)

14 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) is undocked. (5)

19 Mar 1940
Around 0945B/19, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) departed the Simonstown Dockyard for exercises in the Cape area. She also conducted D/F calibration trials. (5)

20 Mar 1940
Around 1500B/20, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) returned to Simontown from exercises. (5)

21 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930B/21, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) departed Simonstown for Capetown where she arrived around 1500B/21. (5)

2 Apr 1940
Around 1300B/2, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) departed Capetown to cover the transport Port Denison (British, 10334 GRT, built 1918) during part of her passage to Australia. This ship was carrying gold bullion. (6)

7 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/7, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) returned to Capetown. (6)

8 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645B/8, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) departed Capetown to cover the transport Suffolk (British, 11145 GRT, built 1939) during part of her passage to Australia. This ship was carrying gold bullion. (6)

12 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/12, HMS Shropshire (Capt. A.W.la T. Bisset, RN) returned to Capetown. (6)

Sources

  1. ADM 53/110606
  2. ADM 53/110607
  3. ADM 53/110609
  4. ADM 53/113224
  5. ADM 53/113225
  6. ADM 53/113226

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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