Allied Warship Commanders

Richard Herbert Calcraft Wyld DSC, RN

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Ranks

16 May 1933 S.Lt.
16 Jul 1935 Lt.
16 Jul 1943 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1947 Cdr.
31 Dec 1954 Capt.

Retired: 1 Mar 1959


Decorations

10 Dec 1943 DSC
31 Mar 1944 Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Richard Herbert Calcraft Wyld, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Echo (H 23)Lt.Destroyer11 Feb 1943early 1944
HMS Charity (R 29)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer1 Jul 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Echo (H 23)


13 Jul 1943
The Italian submarine Nereide was sunk off Augusta, Sicily by the British destroyers HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. R.H.C. Wyld, RN) and HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. V.A. Wight-Boycott, OBE, RN).


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