John Wyndham Cookson, RN

Born  22 Jan 1897


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Ranks

31 Jul 1914 Mid.
15 May 1916 A/S.Lt.
15 Nov 1916 S.Lt.
15 May 1918 Lt.
15 May 1926 Lt.Cdr.
??? A/Cdr.
8 May 1946 Cdr. (retired)

Retired: 31 May 1920


Decorations

22 Jun 1917 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for John Wyndham Cookson, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Carthage (F 99)A/Cdr.Armed Merchant Cruiser27 May 19421 Jun 1942
HMS Carthage (F 99)A/Cdr.Armed Merchant Cruiser20 Oct 194330 Oct 1943

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Events related to this officer

Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage (F 99)


30 Oct 1943
HMS Carthage (A/Cdr. J.W. Cookson, RN) is decommissioned at Swansea and turned over to the M.o.W.T. (Ministery of War Transport). (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/2549

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


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