Francis Jack Cartwright, RN
| Born | 4 Aug 1908 | London, England |
| Ranks
Retired: 4 Aug 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Francis Jack Cartwright, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Verdun (L 93) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 May 1940 | Nov 1940 |
| HMS Express (H 61) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 22 Jul 1941 | 3 Jun 1943 |
Career information
Francis Jack Cartwright was the son of Francis John Winsor Cartwright, RMLI and Emily Mary Toulmin Cartwright nee Bullock. He was born 4 August 1908 in London. His father was killed in action in France at the Battle of Greville in 1917 during WWI.
His first cousin Captain Thomas Desmond Cartwright went down with HMS Hood, 24 May 1941.
Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Express (H 61)
8 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Express (Lt.Cdr. F.J. Cartwright, RN) and HMS Thanet (Cdr.(Retd.) B.S. Davies, RN) are docked in AFD 9 at the Singapore Dockyard. (1)
9 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0625C/9, HMS Express (Lt.Cdr. F.J. Cartwright, RN) and HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) returned to Kilindini / Mombasa from escort duty. (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/115714
- ADM 53/116767
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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