Allied Warship Commanders


Arthur Geoffrey Poe DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 May 1929Lt.
1 May 1937Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1942Cdr.
31 Dec 1949Capt.


Retired: 7 Jan 1959

Decorations

4 May 1943DSC

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Geoffrey Poe, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Georgetown (I 40)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer23 Sep 19402 Mar 1941
HMS Brilliant (H 84)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer23 Sep 194123 Mar 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Brilliant (H 84)


5 Sep 1942
HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr. A.G. Poe, RN) picks up 245 survivors from the British merchant Myrmidon that was torpedoed and sunk southeast of Cape Palmas in position 00º45'N, 06º27'W by the German submarine U-506.

8 Nov 1942
During the Allied landing in North-Africa the Vichy French minesweeper La Surprise was sunk by gunfire from the British destroyer HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr. A.G. Poe, RN).

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