William Eric Patterson DSC, RNR
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Retired: 1 Sep 1953 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Eric Patterson, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Elbury (FY 656) | Skr. | MS Trawler | 27 Oct 1940 | early 1942 |
| HMS Typhoon (FY 1703) | Skr. | MS Trawler | 29 Apr 1942 | 24 May 1943 |
| HMS Varanga (FY 1625) | A/Skr.Lt. | MS Trawler | 24 May 1943 | mid 1945 |
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MS Trawler HMS Varanga (FY 1625)
29 Jan 1944
HMS Varanga picked up Sgt S.C.B.Parker [RAF] from the North Sea. He was one of four crew from a Halifax returning from a bombing run to Berlin. They had bailed out and were picked up by three minesweeping trawlers. The other two were HMS Prospect and HMS Property. They were in a group anchored 10 miles off the Wash.
These four men were the only ones to survive out of a crew of seven from 431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force flying out of RAF station Croft. (1)
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