Gordon Thomas Seccombe Gray DSC, RN
| Born | 20 Dec 1911 | Hungerford, Berkshire, England | |
| Died | 1997 | (85) | North Dorset, Dorset, England |
| Ranks
Retired: 10 Feb 1965 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Gordon Thomas Seccombe Gray, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Stork (L 81 / U 81) | Lt. | Sloop | Nov 1940 | Sep 1941 |
| HMS Westminster (L 40) | Lt. | Destroyer | 28 Jan 1941 | Feb 1941 ? |
| HMS Badsworth (L 03) | Lt. | Escort destroyer | 8 Jan 1942 | mid 1943 |
| HMS Lamerton (L 88) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 2 Nov 1943 | 26 Feb 1945 |
| HMS Cossack (ii) (R 57) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | May 1945 | 20 Sep 1945 |
Career information
On 5 Jan 1938 Lieut Gordon Thomas Seccombe Gray, R.N. was granted a temporary commission as a Flying Officer on attachment to the Royal Air Force (London Gazette, Jan 1938).
Events related to this officer
Escort destroyer HMS Badsworth (L 03)
2 May 1942
On 2 May 1942 the British merchant Jutland in convoy PQ-15 was torpedoed and damaged by a German torpedo aircraft of I/KG 26 south of Bear Island. One passenger was lost. The master, 53 crew members and eight passengers abandoned ship and were picked up by the British destroyer HMS Badsworth (Lt. G.T.S. Gray, DSC, RN) and landed at Murmansk on 6 May.
At 00.14 hours on 3 May 1942, the abandoned Jutland was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-251 in position 73°02'N, 19°46'E.
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