Allied Warship Commanders


John Blackmore Burfield DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Mar 1938S.Lt.
1 Jul 1939Lt.
1 Jul 1947Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1952Cdr.


Retired: 3 Jan 1959

Decorations

8 Apr 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
3 Feb 1942DSC
11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
14 Aug 1945Bar to DSC
18 Mar 1952MVO

Warship Commands listed for John Blackmore Burfield, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Byron (K 508)Lt.Frigate12 Nov 1944Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Byron (K 508)


27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57º09'N, 06º55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN).

8 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1001 was sunk in the Atlantic south-west of Land's End, in position 49º19'N, 10º23'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, RN).

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