Graham Henry Stokes DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 8 Sep 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Graham Henry Stokes, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Mackay (D 70) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Sep 1939 | 1 May 1940 |
| HMS Matabele (F 26) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 May 1940 | 10 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Mackay (D 70) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Jun 1940 | Oct 1940 |
| HMS Sikh (F 82) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Oct 1940 | 3 Feb 1942 |
| HMS Colossus (15) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 26 Jul 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Mackay (D 70)
17 Jan 1940
HMS Mackay (Cdr G.H. Stokes, RN) picks up 48 survivors from the british merchant Cairnross that was sunk after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by the German submarine U-30 seven nautical miles bearing 276 from the Bar Lightvessel, Liverpool in position 53º32'N, 03º27'W.
Destroyer HMS Sikh (F 82)
25 May 1941
The 4th Destroyer Flotilla comprising the British destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. P.L. Vian, DSO, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. H.T. Armstrong, DSO, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. G.H. Stokes, RN), HMS Zulu (Cdr. H.R. Graham, DSO, RN) and the Polish destroyer Piorun (Cdr. E. Plawski, Polish Navy) was escorting convoy WS-8B when they recieved an order to leave the convoy and take part in the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.
23 Jun 1941
HMS Sikh (Cdr. G.H. Stokes, RN) picks up 21 survivors from the Swedish merchant Calabria, which had been torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-141 off Inishtrahull Lightship.
13 Dec 1941
The Italian light cruisers Alberico da Barbiano and Alberto di Giussano were torpedoed and sunk off Cape Bon by the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Sikh (Cdr. G.H. Stokes, DSC, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr R.E. Courage, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Legion (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, RN) and the Dutch destroyer HrMs Isaac Sweers (Cdr. J. Houtsmuller, RNethN) on a supply mission to Tripoli.