Allied Warship Commanders


John Percival Scatchard DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Sep 1931S.Lt.
1 Sep 1933Lt.
1 Sep 1941Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1946Cdr.
31 Dec 1951Capt.
7 Jan 1961Rear-Admiral
14 Aug 1963Vice-Admiral


Retired: 19 Aug 1964

Decorations

2 Dec 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
2 Oct 1942DSC
7 Nov 1944Bar to DSC
14 Aug 19452nd Bar to DSC
1 Jan 1963CB

Warship Commands listed for John Percival Scatchard, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Garth (L 20)Lt.Cdr.Escort destroyer9 Sep 1941
HMS Termagent (R 89)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer9 Aug 1943Sep 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Termagent (R 89)


21 May 1944
The German submarine U-453 was sunk in the Ionian Sea north-east of Cape Spartivento, in position 38º13'N, 16º30'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Termagent (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Scatchard, DSC, RN) and HMS Tenacious (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Townsend, RN) and the British escort destroyer HMS Liddesdale (Lt. C.J. Bateman, RN).

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