Allied Warship Commanders


Charles Patrick Balfry DSC, RCNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 Feb 1939T/Lt.
1 Jan 1944T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1945T/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

21 Apr 1945DSC

Warship Commands listed for Charles Patrick Balfry, RCNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)T/Lt.Corvette28 Jul 19414 Jan 1944
HMCS Annan (ii) (K 404)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate11 Mar 194426 May 1945
HMCS Dunver (K 03)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate27 May 19452 Sep 1945

Career information

We currently have no career / biographical information on this officer.

Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Shawinigan (K 136)


3 Sep 1942
HMCS Shawinigan (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Balfry, RCNR) and HMCS Trail (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.S. Hall, RCNR) together pick up 17 survivors from the Canadian merchant Donald Stewart that was torpedoed and sunk northeast of Cape Whittle in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in position 50º32'N, 58º46'W by the German submarine U-517.


Frigate HMCS Annan (ii) (K 404)


16 Oct 1944
The German submarine U-1006 was sunk south-west of Faeroes, in position 60º59'N, 04º49'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Annan (A/Lt.Cdr C.P. Balfry, RCNR).

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