Allied Warship Commanders


Arthur Robert James Tilston DSC, SANF(V)

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

10 Jan 1941T/Lt.
31 Mar 1945T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

6 Jan 1942DSC

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Robert James Tilston, SANF(V)


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Kos XXIT/Lt.ASW Whaler???4 Oct 1941
HMS Jade (T 56)T/Lt.ASW Trawler???21 Apr 1942
HMS Geranium (K 16)T/Lt.Corvette13 Mar 194328 Jan 1944
HMS Northern Isles (4.25)T/Lt.ASW TrawlerJan 19441 Aug 1944
HMS Arctic Explorer (FY 162)T/Lt.ASW Trawler4 Aug 1944Jun 1945
HMS Violet (K 35)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette10 Jun 194525 Oct 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Geranium (K 16)


31 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-306 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 46º19'N, 20º44'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Whitehall (Lt.Cdr. C.L.de H. Bell, RD, RNR) and the British corvette HMS Geranium (T/Lt. A.R.J. Tilston, DSC, RNR).

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