Cuthbert Richard Purse DSC, RN
| Ranks | | | 6 Dec 1932 | Lt. | | 6 Dec 1940 | Lt.Cdr. | | 22 Mar 1959 | Cdr. (retired) |
Retired: 6 Dec 1953
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Cuthbert Richard Purse, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Castleton (I 23) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Sep 1941 | 31 Jan 1942 |
| HMS Lamerton (L 88) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 11 Dec 1941 | 30 Nov 1943 |
| HMS Ashanti (F 51) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 19 Aug 1944 | 24 Jun 1945 |
| HMS Zephyr (R 19) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Jun 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
23 Feb 1943
The German submarine U-443 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Algiers, in position 36º55'N, 02º25'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN) and HMS Lamerton (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Purse, DSC, RN), HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R.deL. Brooke, DSC, RN).
