Leonard Francis Durnford-Slater, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 Aug 1922S.Lt.
15 Mar 1924Lt.
15 Mar 1932Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1938Cdr.
31 Dec 1943Capt.
8 Jan 1953Rear-Admiral
12 Jul 1956Vice-Admiral
28 Jul 1959Admiral


Retired: 12 Apr 1961

Decorations

13 Jun 1957KCB

Warship Commands listed for Leonard Francis Durnford-Slater, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Weston (L 72 / U 72)Cdr.Sloop24 Aug 19427 Jul 1943
HMS Pheasant (U 49)Cdr.Sloop18 Jun 194330 Nov 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Weston (L 72 / U 72)


23 Feb 1943
HMS Weston (Cdr L.F. Durnford-Slater, RN) picks up 50 survivors from the British tanker Athelprincess that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-522 south of the Azores in position 32º02'N, 24º38'W.

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