Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey OBE, RN
| Ranks | | | 15 Jan 1913 | S.Lt. | | 15 Aug 1914 | Lt. | | 15 Aug 1922 | Lt.Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1928 | Cdr. | | 17 May 1942 | Capt. (retired) |
Retired: 25 Sep 1929
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Montrose (D 01) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 31 Jul 1939 | 6 Sep 1939 |
| HMS Keith (D 06) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Sep 1939 | 29 Jan 1940 |
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Events related to this officer
21 Nov 1939
Around 2100 hours the British destroyers
HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN with Capt. G.E. Creasy, MVO, RN aboard), HMS Gipsy (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Crossley, RN), HMS Keith (Cdr. H.T.W. Pawsey, OBE, RN), HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Kingdon, RN) and the Polish destroyer Grom (Lt.Cdr. A. Hulewicz, ORP) were ordered to leave Harwich and establish a patrol in the North Sea. Shortly before that, a German He 59 seaplane dropped two magnetic mines nearby, but there was no time for searching. HMS Gipsy hit one of those mines which tore her into two pieces. Most of the survivors were picked up by HMS Griffin and HMS Keith.
