Horace Temple Taylor Bayliss DSO, RN
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Retired: 7 Jul 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Horace Temple Taylor Bayliss, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sandwich (L 12 / U 12) | Cdr. | Sloop | 24 Mar 1939 | Nov 1939 |
| HMS Archer (D 78) | Capt. | Escort carrier | May 1943 | Aug/Sep 43 |
| HMS Vindex (D 15) | Capt. | Escort Carrier | Sep 1943 | 26 Dec 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Escort carrier HMS Archer (D 78)
23 May 1943
The German submarine U-752 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 51º40'N, 29º49'W, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft (FAA-Sqdn. 819) of the British escort carrier HMS Archer (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN).
Escort Carrier HMS Vindex (D 15)
15 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-653 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 53º46'N, 24º35'W, by depth charges from a Swordfish aircraft of the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN), and by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.J. Walker, CB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC and Bar, RN).
6 May 1944
The German submarine U-765 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 52º30'N, 28º28'W, by depth charges from 2 Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) of the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN) and the British frigates HMS Bickerton (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Bligh (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, RNR (retired)) and HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN).
22 Aug 1944
the German submarine U-344 was sunk in the Barents Sea north-west of Bear Island, in position 74º54'N, 15º26'E, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Vindex (Sqdn. 825/X).
2 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-394 was sunk in the Norwegian Sea some nautical miles south-east of Jan Mayen island, Norway, in position 69º47'N, 04º10'E, by rockets and depth charges from a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) from the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN), and the British destroyers HMS Keppel (Cdr. I.J. Tyson, DSO, DSC, RNR) and HMS Whitehall (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) and the British sloops HMS Mermaid (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Mosse, RN) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RNR).