Allied Warship Commanders

Cecil John Wynne-Edwards DSC, RN

Born  16 Mar 1902


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Ranks

15 Jan 1922 A/S.Lt.
30 Aug 1922 S.Lt.
30 Sep 1923 Lt.
30 Sep 1931 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1940 Cdr.

Decorations

7 Jun 1940 DSC
1 Jul 1941 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
24 Feb 1942 Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Cecil John Wynne-Edwards, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Foxhound (H 69)Cdr.Destroyer26 Jul 19428 Feb 1944

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Foxhound (H 69)


8 Oct 1942
HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Peters, RN) picks up survivors from the Greek merchant Koumoundouros that was torpedoed and sunk earlier that day by German U-boat U-68 about 20 miles south-west of Cape Point, South Africa.

21 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Foxhound (Cdr. C.J. Wynne-Edwards, DSC, RN) commenced a refit at the Simonstown Dockyard.


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