Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 Sep 1921S.Lt.
15 Apr 1923Lt.
15 Apr 1931Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1936Cdr.
31 Dec 1942Capt.
8 Jan 1952Rear-Admiral
1 Feb 1955Vice-Admiral
31 Jan 1958Admiral

Decorations

1 Jan 1960KCBE

Warship Commands listed for Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)Cdr.Sloop16 Sep 1941Nov 1942
HMS Black Prince (81)Capt.Light cruiser29 Apr 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)


11 Jul 1942
The German submarine U-136 was sunk in the Atlantic west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 33º30'N, 22º52'W by the Free French destroyer Léopard (Lt.Cdr. Richard), the British frigate HMS Spey (Cdr. H.G. Boys-Smith, DSO and Bar, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.V. Gladstone, RN).

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