Allied Warship Commanders


John Bruce Goodenough Temple DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Aug 1928Lt.
1 Aug 1936Lt.Cdr.
???A/Cdr.
31 Dec 1943Cdr.


Retired: 14 Feb 1955

Decorations

7 Jun 1940DSC
7 Dec 1943Bar to DSC
28 Nov 19442nd Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for John Bruce Goodenough Temple, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Hebe (J 24)Lt.Cdr.Minesweeper22 Aug 193927 May 1942
HMS Cadmus (J 230)Lt.Cdr.Minesweeper14 Jul 1942Feb 1943
HMS Acute (J 106)A/Cdr.MinesweeperFeb 1943Jan 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Minesweeper HMS Cadmus (J 230)


15 Nov 1942
At 0345 hours on 15 November 1942 the Italian submarine Ascianghi (offsite link) torpedoes and sinks the British minesweeper HMS Algerine 5 nautical miles north of Cap Carbon in position 36º45'N, 05º11'E . HMS Cadmus (A/Cdr. J.B.G. Temple, DSC, RN) pickes up 32 survivors and land them at Bougie, Algeria.

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