Henry Roach, RNR

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Ranks

9 Nov 1939 Lt.
1 Jan 1945 A/Lt.Cdr.
9 Nov 1947 Lt.Cdr.

Retired: 23 Mar 1954


Decorations

24 Jan 1947 RD

Warship Commands listed for Henry Roach, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Ellesmere (FY 204)Lt.ASW Whaler19 Jul 194017 Feb 1941
HMS Hibiscus (K 24)Lt.CorvetteFeb 1941early 1942
HMS Thyme (K 210)Lt.Corvette20 Feb 1942Aug 1944
HMS Poppy (K 213)Lt.Corvette24 Oct 1944mid 1945
HMS LST 3016 (LST 3016)A/Lt.Cdr.Tank landing shipJul 194513 Oct 1945

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Hibiscus (K 24)


27 Sep 1941
HMS Hibiscus (Lt.Cdr. H. Roach, RNR) picks up survivors from the British fighter catapult ship HMS Springbank that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-201 in convoy HG-73 north-north-east of the Azores in position 49°09'N, 20°10'W.

28 Sep 1941
HMS Hibiscus (Lt.Cdr. H. Roach, RNR) picks up 34 survivors from the British merchant Margareta that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-201 in convoy HG-73 south-west of Cape Clear in position 50°15'N, 17°27'W.


Corvette HMS Thyme (K 210)


Jun 1943
In mid-1943 she was escorting merchant traffic in the Freetown area

17 Aug 1943
The British merchant Empire Stanley is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-197 south-south-east of Cap Sainte Marie, Madagascar in position 27?08'S, 48?15'E. The British corvette HMS Thyme (Lt. H. Roach, RNR) later picks up 9 survivors and landed them at Durban on 29 August.


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