Gerald Anthony Gore Ormsby DSO, RN
| Born | 27 Sep 1909 | ||
| Died | 30 Sep 1992 | (83) | Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England |
| Ranks
Retired: 28 Sep 1959 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Gerald Anthony Gore Ormsby, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Vanquisher (D 54) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Feb 1943 | 15 Nov 1943 |
| HMS Pheasant (U 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Sloop | 30 Nov 1943 | 20 Jan 1944 |
| HMS Taff (K 637) | Cdr. | Frigate | 23 May 1944 | 9 Jun 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Frigate HMS Taff (K 637)
1 Sep 1944
The British merchant Troilus is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-859 about 300 nautical miles north-east of Socotra Island in position 14º10'N, 61º04'E. Later HMS Nadder (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.E. Kitto, RNR) and HMS Taff (Cdr. G.A.G. Ormsby, DSO, DSC, RN) together pick up 95 survivors and landed them at Aden on 10 September.