Walter Thomas Couchman OBE, RN
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Warship Commands listed for Walter Thomas Couchman, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Veteran (D 72) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Dec 1940 | 6 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Broke (D 83) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 7 Jul 1941 | Apr 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Veteran (D 72)
4 Apr 1941
The British merchant Harbledown is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-94 south-south-west of Iceland in position 58º24'N, 23º20'W. HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) later picks up 25 survivors.
1 May 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 83 survivors from the British passenger ship Nerissa that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 south-east of Rockall in position 55º57'N, 10º08'W.
10 Jun 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 29 survivors from the British merchant Ainderby that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 130 nautical miles west by north of Bloody Foreland in position 55º30'N, 12º10'W.
