William Gordon Meeke DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 29 Jul 1966 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Gordon Meeke, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Una (N 87) | Lt. | Submarine | 25 Jul 1943 | Oct 1943 |
| HMS Shalimar (P 242) | Lt. | Submarine | 10 Nov 1943 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Shalimar (P 242)
2 Nov 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) damages 5 Japanese landing craft with gunfire in the harbour at Car Nicobar Island.
4 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
5 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
10 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
14 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Choun Maru No.7 (163 BRT) with gunfire off Belawan, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies in position 03º55'N, 98º50'E.
15 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and two barges with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
18 Jan 1945
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks four Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.
27 Jan 1945
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.
1 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.
2 Aug 1945
While operating together HMS Seadog (Lt. E.A. Hobson, RN) and HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.
3 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.
5 Aug 1945
While operating together HMS Seadog (Lt. E.A. Hobson, RN) and HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sink a Japanese coaster with demolition charges in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.
Also on the same day Shalimar sinks three small Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire.
7 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.