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Reginald Lacey Caple DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Feb 1934S.Lt.
1 Aug 1936Lt.
1 Aug 1944Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 9 Feb 1957

Decorations

27 Aug 1940DSC
6 Jun 1944Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Reginald Lacey Caple, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Sabre (H 18)Lt.Destroyer11 Feb 1942Jul 1943
HMS Garlies (K 475)Lt.Frigate20 Sep 194316 Oct 1944
HMS Petard (G 56)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerNov 1944ca mid 46

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Garlies (K 475)


1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45º46'N, 23º16'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould (Lt. D.W. Ungoed, RN), HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt. J.V. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Garlies (Lt. R.L. Calpe, DSC, RN).

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