Allied Warship Commanders


Sydney William Floyd Bennetts DSO, DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Dec 1924S.Lt.
15 Jan 1926Lt.
15 Jan 1934Lt.Cdr.
15 Dec 1948Cdr. (retired)


Retired: 15 Dec 1948

Decorations

6 Apr 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jun 1943DSO
5 Oct 1943DSC

Warship Commands listed for Sydney William Floyd Bennetts, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Cachalot (N 83)Lt.Cdr.Submarine26 Aug 193714 Jun 1940
HMS Sherwood (I 80)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer24 Oct 1940May 1942
HMS Bicester (L 34)Lt.Cdr.Escort destroyer5 May 194210 Aug 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Escort destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34)


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).

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