George Devereux Belben DSC, DSO, RN
| Born | 14 May 1897 | Bark Hart, Seldown, Poole | |
| Died | 18 Feb 1944 | (46) | HMS Penelope |
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Warship Commands listed for George Devereux Belben, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Canton (F 97) | Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 26 Sep 1939 | Jan 1941 |
| HMS Penelope (97) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 10 Aug 1942 | 18 Feb 1944 (+) |
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Light cruiser HMS Penelope (97)
Jun 1943
During the first week of June bombarded Pantelleria and Lampedusa islands, in the Sicilian Channel, on 11 June supported the Pantelleria landings.
Aug 1943
Deployed in support of Operation "Husky", the sicilian landings.
9 Sep 1943
Deployed in support of the Salerno landings, after the announcement of the Italian Armistice ferried troops to Taranto and in October moved to operate in the Aegean.
7 Oct 1943
The Britsh light cruisers HMS Penelope (Capt. G.D. Belben, DSC, RN) and HMS Sirius (Capt. P.B.W. Brooking, DSO, RN) and the British destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, DSO, RN) and HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Taylor, RN), north of Astipalea (Stampalia) in the Dodecanese, attacked a German convoy consisting of the auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2111 (667 tons, former Italian Tramaglio), cargo Olympus (5216 GRT) and 7 MFPs, sinking all but one MFP.
On the return leg of the mission, the British were repeatedly attacked by German planes while transiting Karpathos Strait (Scarpanto).
Dec 1943
Left the Med for a short period of time to hunt down blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay.
Jan 1944
Deployed in support of the Anzio landings.