Richard Horncastle, RN
| Born | 13 Jul 1911 | London, England | |
| Died | 17 Apr 1987 | (75) | Malta |
| Ranks
Retired: 31 Jul 1962 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Horncastle, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Witherington (D 76) | Lt. | Destroyer | 23 Oct 1941 | 2 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Verity (D 63) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 2 Oct 1942 | Nov 1942 |
| HMS Hardy (ii) (R 08) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Jul 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Wessex (ii) (R 78) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Mar 1944 | Nov 1945 |
Career information
He was born July 13 1911 in London to Arthur and Elisabeth Horncastle (nee Spiller) and had two siblings, John and Gwendolen.
He joined the Naval college at Dartmouth in 1925, approximately, at the age of 13, and went to sea at the age of 17 in 1929 or so. After leaving the navy in 1952 he married the former Juliet Purnell, and they had three children, Jason Horncastle, born 1959, Lucy Nash, born 1962, and Mary Loveday Mantel, born 1964).
The family lived in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK until 1984. After that, Richard and Juliet, bought a house in Shingle St, near Woodbridge, as well as beginning to spend more time in Malta. He died there on Good Friday April 17 1987.
Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Witherington (D 76)
23 Mar 1942
HMS Witherington (Lt. R. Horncastle, RN) picks up 47 survivors from the British tanker British Prudence that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-754 north-east of Halifax in position 45º28'N, 56º13'W.
28 Jul 1942
HMS Witherington picks up 12 survivors from the American fishing vessel Ebb that was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U-754 45 nautical miles south-east of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada in position 43º18'N, 63º50'W.