Alexander Taylor, RINR

Born  30 Sep 1905Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, U.K.
Died  26 Jun 1985(79)Ticehurst, Kent, England, U.K.

Ranks

23 May 1940 T/Lt.
1 Dec 1942 T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1946 T/A/Cdr.

Retired: 1946


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Alexander Taylor, RINR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMIS Travancore (T 312)T/Lt.MS Trawler13 Oct 19411 Dec 1942
HMIS Kalavati (4.158)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Auxiliary patrol vessel5 Apr 194523 Jul 1945

Career information

Married Joan Kemble Worthington (nee Astley) at Madras on 23 Jan 1942. Children: Alexandra b.10 Jan 1943, Margaret Fiona b.22 July 1945.

23.03.1940 (11.1942) HMIS Feroze, Bombay` 13.10.1941 (01.12.1942) Commanding Officer, HMIS Travancore (minesweeping trawler) 01.12.1942 (07.1945) HMIS Dalhousie (RIN depot, Bombay) 07.1945 (04.1946) HMIS Investigator (Surveying Ship) Post war: Returned to tea planting 1947 at Longai TE, Assam for Octavius Steel Co. Retired to UK 1963.

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