Allied Warship Commanders


Ronald de Leighton Brooke DSO, DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

16 Nov 1932S.Lt.
16 Jun 1934Lt.
16 Jun 1942Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1947Cdr.
31 Dec 1953Capt.


Retired: 10 Jan 1963

Decorations

16 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Dec 1942DSC
6 Apr 1943Bar to DSC
4 May 1943DSO
1 Jun 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Ronald de Leighton Brooke, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Wheatland (L 122)Lt.Escort destroyer7 Oct 1941Sep 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Escort destroyer HMS Wheatland (L 122)


17 Feb 1943
Around 2200 hours the Italian submarine Asteria (630 tons) was sunk off Bougie, Algeria by the British escort destroyers HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R. de L. Brooke, DSC, RN) and HMS Easton (Lt. C.W. Malins, RN).

23 Feb 1943
The German submarine U-443 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Algiers, in position 36º55'N, 02º25'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN) and HMS Lamerton (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Purse, DSC, RN), HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. R.deL. Brooke, DSC, RN).

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