Allied Warship Commanders


Anthony Wass Buzzard DSO, OBE, RN

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Ranks

30 Aug 1922S.Lt.
30 Sep 1923Lt.
30 Sep 1931Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1935Cdr.
31 Dec 1941Capt.
8 Jan 1951Rear-Admiral

Decorations

11 Jul 1940DSO
8 Apr 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
14 Oct 1941OBE
1 Jan 1953CB

Warship Commands listed for Anthony Wass Buzzard, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Gurkha (i) (F 20)Cdr.DestroyerJan 19409 Apr 1940
HMS Glory (62)Capt.Aircraft Carrier1 Nov 1944Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Gurkha (i) (F 20)


23 Feb 1940
The German submarine U-53 was sunk in the North Sea in the mid Orkneys, in position 60º32'N, 06º14'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Gurkha (Cdr. A.W. Buzzard, RN)

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