Allied Warship Commanders

John Malet Armstrong DSO, RAN

Born	5 Jan 1900		Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 Dec 1988	(88)	Jersey island, U.K.

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Ranks


31 Dec 1913	Cadet
1 Jan 1918	Mid.
1 Sep 1919	A/S.Lt.
15 Oct 1919	S.Lt.
15 Mar 1921	Lt.
15 Mar 1929	Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1935	Cdr.
30 Apr 1942	A/Capt.
31 Dec 1942	Capt.

Retired: 4 Jan 1960

Decorations


1 Jul 1941	Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 May 1945	DSO
7 Jun 1951	CBE

Warship Commands listed for John Malet Armstrong, RAN

Ship	Rank	Type	From	To
HMAS Manoora (F 48)	A/Capt.	Armed Merchant Cruiser	30 Apr 42	26 Oct 1942
HMAS Westralia (F 95)	A/Capt.	Armed Merchant Cruiser	30 Oct 1942	17 Dec 1942
HMAS Australia (D 84)	Capt.	Heavy cruiser	29 Oct 1944	5 Aug 1945

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