Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins DSC, RN
| Born | 13 Jul 1895 | ||
| Died | 5 Oct 1980 | (85) |
| Ranks
Retired: 4 Dec 1952 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73) | Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 6 Dec 1939 | 1 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Kent (54) | Capt. | Heavy cruiser | 7 Jul 1943 | Jan 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Heavy cruiser HMS Kent (54)
12 Nov 1944
HMS Kent (Flying the Flag of Adm. R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN) in company of light cruiser HMS Bellona, the destroyers HMS Myngs, HMS Zambesi, HMS Verulam and HMCS Algonquin, raided shipping south-east of Egersund, Norway.
At position 58º20'N, 06º00'E, the TF fell in with a German convoy, 4 freighters escorted by M 416, M 427, UJ 1221, UJ 1223, UJ 1713 and one more, unidentified auxiliary submarine chaser. Opening fire at 2300 hrs, the cruisers and destroyers sank 2 of the freighters and all the escorts above except the unidentified one.