Robert Arthur Dillon Cambridge DSC, RD, RNR
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Apr 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Arthur Dillon Cambridge, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Arctic Pioneer (FY 164) | Lt. | ASW Trawler | May 1940 | Nov 1940 |
| HMS Kingcup (K 33) | Lt. | Corvette | 30 Nov 1940 | 3 Jun 1943 |
| HMS Tees (K 293) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 1 Jul 1943 | 4 Sep 1944 |
| HMS Loch More (K 639) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 14 Oct 1944 | 17 Feb 1946 |
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Events related to this officer
Corvette HMS Kingcup (K 33)
11 Dec 1941
HMS Kingcup (Lt.Cdr. R.A.D. Cambridge, DSC, RNR) picks up 33 survivors from the British merchant Kirnwood and 56 survivors from the British merchant Kurdistan that were torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-130 west of Rockall in position 56º57'N, 16º35'W.
Frigate HMS Loch More (K 639)
12 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1024 was captured on 12 April 1945 in the Irish Sea south of Isle of Man, in position 53.39N, 05.03W by the British frigates HMS Loch Glendhu (Lt.Cdr. E.G.P.B. Knapton, RN) and HMS Loch More (Lt.Cdr. R.A.D. Cambridge, DSC, RD, RNR). The frigates attempted to tow her to port but the boat sank while underway on 13 April 1945.