Edward John Binfield DSC, RD, RNR
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Retired: 8 Apr 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edward John Binfield, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Rockrose (K 51) | Lt. | Corvette | 6 Jul 1942 | 16 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Derg (K 257) | Lt. | Frigate | 16 Oct 1943 | Oct 1944 |
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Corvette HMS Rockrose (K 51)
8 Oct 1942
HMS Rockrose (Lt. E.J. Binfield, RNR) picks up 42 survivors from the American merchant Chickasaw City that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-172 about 85 nautical miles south-south-west of Capetown, South-Africa in position 34º15'S, 17º11'E.
HMS Rockrose also picks up 49 survivors from the Panamanian merchant Firethorn that was also torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the same u-boats but about 60 nautical miles north-west of Capetown in position 34º13'S, 17º21'E.
29 Oct 1942
The British merchant Ross is torpedoed and sunk of Cape Agulhas, South Africa in position 38º51'S, 21º40'E by the German submarine U-159. 39 survivors were later picked up by HMS Rockrose (Lt. E.J. Binfield, RNR).